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1978Final results

1978 election for Connecticut House District 47

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Leo H. Flynn (D) won with 68.1% of the vote, defeating David E. Fisher (R) by 36.2 points.

Leo H. FlynnDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.1%3,150
David E. FisherRepublican
31.9%1,477
4,627 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+15.61972D+39.41974D+26.51976D+36.21978D+17.41980D+19.61982

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