1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Connecticut Senate District 27
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Richard H. G. Cunningham (R) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating William E. Strada (D) by 6.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Richard H. G. CunninghamRepublican · winner
53.4%13,141
William E. StradaDemocrat · incumbent
46.6%11,472
24,613 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