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1978Final results

1978 election for Connecticut House District 18

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Joan R. Kemler (D) won with 66.7% of the vote, defeating Kimberly Cheney (R) by 33.4 points.

Joan R. KemlerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.7%6,230
Kimberly CheneyRepublican
33.3%3,112
9,342 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1978

Races before and after

EvenD+24.01972D+34.01974D+5.21976D+33.41978D+30.41980D+23.71982

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET