1978Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Connecticut Senate District 12
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Regina R. Smith (D) won with 50.9% of the vote, defeating Barbara Reimers (R) by 1.8 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Regina R. SmithDemocrat · winner
50.9%15,962
Barbara ReimersRepublican · incumbent
49.1%15,389
31,351 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