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1976 Connecticut U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1976 Connecticut U.S. House District 2 Election?

Christopher J. Dodd won the 1976 Connecticut U.S. House District 2 Election. Christopher J. Dodd received 142,684 popular votes (65.06%). The main challenger was Richard M. Jackson (34.08%).

See the full head-to-head between Dodd and Jackson

Dodd +31.0 pts · won by 67,941 votes
Christopher J. DoddDemocraticWINNER65.06%
142,684 votes
Richard M. JacksonRepublican34.08%
74,743 votes
Anthony Discepoloindpendent0.85%
1,857 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.