1978Final results
1978 election for Connecticut House District 20
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Charles R. Matties (R) won with 57.8% of the vote, defeating Dwight Schweitzer (D) by 15.5 points.
Charles R. MattiesRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.8%5,589
Dwight SchweitzerDemocrat
42.2%4,088
9,677 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET