1978Final results
1978 election for Connecticut House District 96
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Joseph M. Carbone (D) won with 74.8% of the vote, defeating Kent C. Smith (R) by 49.7 points.
Joseph M. CarboneDemocrat · winner
74.8%3,344
Kent C. SmithRepublican
25.2%1,125
4,469 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