1978Final results
1978 election for Connecticut House District 44
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Richard L. Mercier (D) won with 69.7% of the vote, defeating Willard C. Eddy (R) by 39.3 points.
Richard L. MercierDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.7%4,224
Willard C. EddyRepublican
30.3%1,839
6,063 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