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1978Final results

1978 election for Connecticut House District 38

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Janet Polinsky (D) won with 67.7% of the vote, defeating Frederick T. Davis Jr. (R) by 35.4 points.

Janet PolinskyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.7%4,489
32.3%2,143
6,632 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+20.41972D+3.91974D+6.11976D+35.41978D+41.41980D+47.11986

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