1978Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Connecticut Senate District 30
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Joseph A. Ruggiero (D) won with 51.5% of the vote, defeating John A. Gawrych (R) by 3.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Joseph A. RuggieroDemocrat · winner
51.5%17,126
John A. GawrychRepublican · incumbent
48.5%16,118
33,244 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