1984Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1984 election for Connecticut House District 76
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Francis J. Carpenter (R) won with 51.1% of the vote, defeating William J. Butterly Jr. (D) by 2.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Francis J. CarpenterRepublican · winner
51.1%4,753
William J. Butterly Jr.Democrat · incumbent
48.9%4,542
9,295 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 1984
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET