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1978Final results

1978 election for Connecticut House District 51

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Kevin P. Johnston (D) won with 68.7% of the vote, defeating Peter B. Mann (R) by 37.5 points.

Kevin P. JohnstonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.7%4,954
Peter B. MannRepublican
31.3%2,253
7,207 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+9.51972D+39.01974D+45.21976D+37.51978D+25.21980R+13.41984

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