1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for Connecticut House District 76
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Marie W. Galbraith (D) won with 50.5% of the vote, defeating Francis J. Carpenter (R) by 1.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Marie W. GalbraithDemocrat · winner
50.5%3,354
Francis J. CarpenterRepublican · incumbent
49.5%3,283
6,637 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 1986
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET