2012Final results
2012 election for Connecticut House District 78
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Whit Betts (R) won with 60.0% of the vote, defeating Dan Santorso (D) by 23.6 points.
Whit BettsRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.0%5,908
Dan SantorsoDemocrat
36.4%3,582
George LangerWorking Families
3.7%360
9,850 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 2012
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET