1978Final results
1978 election for Connecticut House District 43
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Rufus Allyn (D) won with 63.8% of the vote, defeating Pauline D. Barres (R) by 27.6 points.
Rufus AllynDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.8%4,283
Pauline D. BarresRepublican
36.2%2,430
6,713 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