1978Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Connecticut House District 88
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
John P. McManus (D) won with 56.7% of the vote, defeating David K. Dodes (R) by 13.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
John P. McManusDemocrat · winner
56.7%4,761
David K. DodesRepublican · incumbent
43.3%3,637
8,398 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