1978 United States House of Representatives elections
District Incumbent Party First elected Result Candidates
Connecticut 1 William R. Cotter Democratic 1970 Incumbent re-elected Y William R. Cotter ( Democratic ) 59.6% Ben F. Andrews Jr. ( Republican ) 39.3% Donna C. McDonough ( Lab ) 1.1%
Connecticut 2 Chris Dodd Democratic 1974 Incumbent re-elected Y Chris Dodd ( Democratic ) 69.9% Thomas Hudson Connell ( Republican ) 30.1%
Connecticut 3 Robert Giaimo Democratic 1958 Incumbent re-elected Y Robert Giaimo ( Democratic ) 58.1% John G. Pucciano ( Republican ) 40.0% Joelle R. Fishman ( Constitution ) 1.8%
Connecticut 4 Stewart McKinney Republican 1970 Incumbent re-elected Y Stewart McKinney ( Republican ) 58.4% Michael G. Morgan ( Democratic ) 41.6%
Connecticut 5 Ronald A. Sarasin Republican 1972 Incumbent retired to run for Governor of Connecticut . New member elected . Democratic gain Y William R. Ratchford ( Democratic ) 52.3% George C. Guidera ( Republican ) 47.7%
Connecticut 6 Toby Moffett Democratic 1974 Incumbent re-elected Y Toby Moffett ( Democratic ) 64.2% Daniel F. Mackinnon ( Republican ) 35.8%
Connecticut
See also : List of United States Representatives from Connecticut
The 1978 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1978 which occurred in the middle of President Jimmy Carter's term, when the country was going through an energy crisis and facing rapid inflation. The President's Democratic Party lost seats to the opposition Republican Party, in this case a net of 15 meaning the loss of their two-thirds majority but the Democrats still retained a rather large majority. This was the last midterm election where the Democrats managed to maintain a majority under a Democratic president.