1978Final results
1978 election for Connecticut House District 50
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
James A. Weiss (R) won with 59.4% of the vote, defeating Jacob S. Sobotka (D) by 18.7 points.
James A. WeissRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.4%4,433
Jacob S. SobotkaDemocrat
40.6%3,036
7,469 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