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1978 Connecticut U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1978 Connecticut U.S. House District 5 Election?

William R. Ratchford won the 1978 Connecticut U.S. House District 5 Election. William R. Ratchford received 96,738 popular votes (52.32%). The main challenger was George C. Guidera (47.68%).

See the full head-to-head between Ratchford and Guidera

Ratchford +4.6 pts · won by 8,576 votes
William R. RatchfordDemocraticWINNER52.32%
96,738 votes
George C. GuideraRepublican47.68%
88,162 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.