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1978Final results

1978 election for Connecticut House District 36

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

John J. Tiffany II (R) won with 55.0% of the vote, defeating Geraldine B. Odwyer (D) by 9.9 points.

John J. Tiffany IIRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.0%5,150
45.0%4,221
9,371 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+33.31972R+6.41974R+12.51976R+9.91978R+29.31980R+20.01982

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