1978Final results
1978 election for Connecticut Senate District 22
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Howard Owens (D) won with 61.8% of the vote, defeating Angelo R. Dente (R) by 23.6 points.
Howard OwensDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.8%14,946
Angelo R. DenteRepublican
38.2%9,246
24,192 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