1978Final results
1978 election for Connecticut Senate District 20
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Richard F. Schneller (D) won with 65.9% of the vote, defeating Joan C. Fenger (R) by 31.8 points.
Richard F. SchnellerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.9%19,693
Joan C. FengerRepublican
34.1%10,192
29,885 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