1978Final results
1978 election for Connecticut House District 86
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Dorothy McCluskey (D) won with 67.0% of the vote, defeating Michael R. Caporale Jr. (R) by 34.0 points.
Dorothy McCluskeyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.0%5,089
Michael R. Caporale Jr.Republican
33.0%2,507
7,596 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