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1978Final results

1978 election for Connecticut House District 54

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Dorothy C. Goodwin (D) won with 67.7% of the vote, defeating Emily F. Albee (R) by 35.5 points.

Dorothy C. GoodwinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.7%2,697
Emily F. AlbeeRepublican
32.3%1,284
3,981 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+40.01972D+30.51974D+28.31976D+35.51978D+26.01980D+2.61982

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