1978Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Connecticut House District 97
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Alfred J. Onorato (D) won with 55.0% of the vote, defeating George E. Longyear (R) by 10.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Alfred J. OnoratoDemocrat · winner
55.0%3,942
George E. LongyearRepublican · incumbent
45.0%3,228
7,170 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