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1978Final results

1978 election for Connecticut Senate District 28

Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut

Myron R. Ballen (R) won with 52.5% of the vote, defeating Peter L. Gerety (D) by 5.0 points.

Myron R. BallenRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.5%17,113
47.5%15,480
32,593 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+30.51972D+1.21974R+4.81976R+5.01978R+18.21980R+6.71982

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