1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Connecticut House District 78
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Edward C. Krawiecki Jr. (R) won with 53.6% of the vote, defeating Robert Vicino (D) by 7.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Edward C. Krawiecki Jr.Republican · winner
53.6%3,650
Robert VicinoDemocrat · incumbent
46.4%3,166
6,816 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET