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1998Final results

1998 election for Connecticut House District 78

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

William A. Hamzy (R) won with 54.3% of the vote, defeating Rodney G. Houle (D) by 8.5 points.

William A. HamzyRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.3%4,218
45.7%3,554
7,772 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 1998

Races before and after

EvenR+8.51992R+6.01994R+2.01996R+8.51998R+23.72008R+23.22010

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET