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1978Final results

1978 election for Connecticut House District 35

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

John N. Demerell (R) won with 52.0% of the vote, defeating Richard C. Debold (D) by 3.9 points.

John N. DemerellRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.0%5,165
48.0%4,775
9,940 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+15.71972R+2.31974R+8.41976R+3.91978R+20.81980R+31.21982

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