1978Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Connecticut Senate District 14
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
John D. Prete (D) won with 51.1% of the vote, defeating Bernard Patrick Madden (R) by 2.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
John D. PreteDemocrat · winner
51.1%15,329
Bernard Patrick MaddenRepublican · incumbent
48.9%14,693
30,022 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