1978Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Connecticut House District 82
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Robert C. Sorensen (D) won with 51.5% of the vote, defeating Robert M. Bennett (R) by 10.8 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Robert C. SorensenDemocrat · winner
51.5%3,134
Robert M. BennettRepublican · incumbent
40.7%2,479
Abraham G. GrossmanOther party
7.8%472
6,085 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