1978Final results
1978 election for Connecticut Senate District 7
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Cornelius Oleary (D) won with 69.2% of the vote, defeating Barbara F. Chain (R) by 38.4 points.
Cornelius OlearyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.2%18,890
Barbara F. ChainRepublican
30.8%8,412
27,302 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