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1978Final results

1978 election for Connecticut House District 68

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Jack E. Traver (R) won with 52.4% of the vote, defeating Edward W. Kalita (D) by 4.9 points.

Jack E. TraverRepublican · winner
52.4%4,515
47.6%4,096
8,611 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+14.31972R+1.41974R+11.81976R+4.91978R+14.71980R+33.41982

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