1998Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1998 election for Connecticut House District 79
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Elbert J. Huckaby (R) won with 82.6% of the vote, defeating Kosta Diamantis (D) by 65.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Elbert J. HuckabyRepublican · winner
82.6%1,685
Kosta DiamantisDemocrat · incumbent
17.4%354
2,039 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET