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1978Final results

1978 election for Connecticut House District 48

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Martin M. Masters (D) won with 51.3% of the vote, defeating Joe Broder (R) by 2.5 points.

Martin M. MastersDemocrat · winner
51.3%3,900
Joe BroderRepublican
48.7%3,707
7,607 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+12.81972D+21.91974D+28.11976D+2.51978R+16.31980D+2.01982

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