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1978Final results

1978 election for Connecticut House District 73

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Natalie Rapoport (D) won with 52.0% of the vote, defeating David C. Matthews (R) by 4.1 points.

Natalie RapoportDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.0%4,050
48.0%3,732
7,782 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+5.31972D+26.31974D+3.41976D+4.11978R+11.11980R+2.11982

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