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1978Final results

1978 election for Connecticut House District 46

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Thomas F. Sweeney (D) won with 58.9% of the vote, defeating Lloyd H. Ingram (R) by 17.9 points.

Thomas F. SweeneyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.9%3,182
Lloyd H. IngramRepublican
41.1%2,217
5,399 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

EvenD+2.71972D+18.21974D+7.11976D+17.91978D+3.31980D+14.31982

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