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1978Final results

1978 election for Connecticut House District 19

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

John A. Berman (R) won with 58.1% of the vote, defeating Michael D. Oconnell (D) by 16.2 points.

John A. BermanRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.1%5,552
41.9%4,002
9,554 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

EvenR+7.61972D+2.01974R+10.81976R+16.21978R+13.91980R+11.61982

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