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1978Final results

1978 election for Connecticut Senate District 11

Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut

Anthony Ciarlone (D) won with 70.4% of the vote, defeating James J. Valenti (R) by 40.7 points.

Anthony CiarloneDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.4%13,965
29.6%5,885
19,850 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

EvenD+9.61972D+42.71974D+16.11976D+40.71978D+28.11980D+38.71982

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET