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1978Final results

1978 election for Connecticut Senate District 15

Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut

Louis S. Cutillo (D) won with 57.5% of the vote, defeating Frank M. Laporta (R) by 15.0 points.

Louis S. CutilloDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.5%16,603
42.5%12,281
28,884 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+6.51972D+31.51974D+11.31976D+15.01978R+12.61980D+4.71982

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