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1978Final results

1978 election for Connecticut House District 56

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Chester W. Morgan (D) won with 61.4% of the vote, defeating Nancy Osborn (R) by 22.7 points.

Chester W. MorganDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.4%3,629
Nancy OsbornRepublican
38.6%2,284
5,913 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+16.51972D+28.21974D+6.51976D+22.71978D+12.81980R+2.61982

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