1978Final results
1978 election for Connecticut Senate District 19
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
James J. Murphy (D) won with 62.4% of the vote, defeating Thomas C. Lyon (R) by 24.9 points.
James J. MurphyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.4%16,729
Thomas C. LyonRepublican
37.6%10,061
26,790 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