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1978Final results

1978 election for Connecticut House District 79

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Andrew R. Grande (D) won with 63.7% of the vote, defeating Ann Copjec (R) by 27.3 points.

Andrew R. GrandeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.7%4,003
Ann CopjecRepublican
36.3%2,284
6,287 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+17.21972D+47.41974D+18.41976D+27.31978R+7.81980D+3.21982

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