1978Final results
1978 election for Connecticut Senate District 4
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
David M. Barry (D) won with 63.6% of the vote, defeating Fenton P. Futtner (R) by 27.2 points.
David M. BarryDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.6%22,313
Fenton P. FuttnerRepublican
36.4%12,778
35,091 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