1978Final results
1978 election for Connecticut House District 81
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Arthur Dellavecchia (D) won with 65.0% of the vote, defeating Joan Sabatella (R) by 30.1 points.
Arthur DellavecchiaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.0%5,185
Joan SabatellaRepublican
35.0%2,788
7,973 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