1978Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Connecticut House District 85
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Michael S. Kraskowski (D) won with 50.6% of the vote, defeating Thomas J. McKenna (R) by 1.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Michael S. KraskowskiDemocrat · winner
50.6%3,250
Thomas J. McKennaRepublican · incumbent
49.4%3,174
6,424 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