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1978Final results

1978 election for Connecticut Senate District 17

Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut

Eugene A. Skowronski (D) won with 59.1% of the vote, defeating Peter J. Danielczuk (R) by 18.1 points.

Eugene A. SkowronskiDemocrat · winner
59.1%18,898
40.9%13,100
31,998 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

EvenR+8.61972D+13.91974D+5.91976D+18.11978D+8.91980D+22.61982

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