Connecticut State House District 78
Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Joe Hoxha Republican · Member list as of Oct 28
Nate BrownDemocraticJoe HoxhaRepublican · Incumbent4 years since first win
No published poll names both candidates.Last result · 2024 general: Joe Hoxha (R) 100.0
- Last election
- Joe Hoxha (Republican) was unopposed, 2024
- On the 2026 ballot
- 2 candidates
Side by side
Left column: BrownRight column: Hoxha
- Races
- None listed
- Won 2 of 2
- Years since first win
- Not available
- 4
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- Nate BrownDemocratic(Democratic, Working Families Party)
- Joe HoxhaIncumbentRepublican
Source: portal.ct.gov, dated Oct 28
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Official results for Connecticut
History (29 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 8,443
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- District map
- Older district map (2022 to 2024)
Connecticut House of Representatives District 78, 1968 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJoe HoxhaWon Republican 8,443100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 6,317
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Older district map (2022)
Connecticut House of Representatives District 78, 1968 to 2024, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJoe HoxhaWon Republican 6,317100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 11,177
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Connecticut House of Representatives District 78, 1968 to 2024, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanWhit BettsWon(incumbent) Republican 8,37674.9% OtherAileen Abrams Other 2,80125.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 8,986
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Connecticut House of Representatives District 78, 1968 to 2024, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanWhit BettsWon(incumbent) Republican 6,08667.7% DemocraticAllen Marko Democratic 2,90032.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 11,143
- Election day
- November 8, 2016
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Connecticut House of Representatives District 78, 1968 to 2024, 2016, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanWhit BettsWon(incumbent) Republican 7,01863.0% DemocraticKrystal Myers Democratic 4,12537.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 7,716
- Election day
- November 4, 2014
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Connecticut House of Representatives District 78, 1968 to 2024, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanWhit BettsWon(incumbent) Republican 5,08165.8% DemocraticDan Santorso Democratic 2,63534.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 9,850
- Election day
- November 6, 2012
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Connecticut House of Representatives District 78, 1968 to 2024, 2012, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanWhit BettsWon(incumbent) Republican 5,90860.0% DemocraticDaniel Santorso Democratic 3,58236.4% OtherGeorge Langer Other 3603.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 7,604
- Election day
- November 2, 2010
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Connecticut House of Representatives District 78, 1968 to 2024, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanWhit BettsWon Republican 4,68561.6% DemocraticRichard G. Covello Democratic 2,91938.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 10,147
- Election day
- November 4, 2008
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Connecticut House of Representatives District 78, 1968 to 2024, 2008, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanWilliam A. HamzyWon(incumbent) Republican 6,27761.9% DemocraticJacqui D. Denski Democratic 3,87038.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 4,934
- Election day
- November 7, 2006
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Connecticut House of Representatives District 78, 1968 to 2024, 2006, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanWilliam A. HamzyWon(incumbent) Republican 4,58092.8% OtherJames Vono Other 3547.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 6,803
- Election day
- November 2, 2004
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Connecticut House of Representatives District 78, 1968 to 2024, 2004, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanWilliam A. HamzyWon(incumbent) Republican 6,25291.9% LibertarianLinda H. Rasch Libertarian 3154.6% OtherJames Vono Other 2363.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 4,332
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Connecticut House of Representatives District 78, 1968 to 2024, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanWilliam A. HamzyWon(incumbent) Republican 4,332100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 5,536
- Election day
- November 7, 2000
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Connecticut House of Representatives District 78, 1968 to 2024, 2000, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanWilliam A. HamzyWon(incumbent) Republican 5,536100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 7,772
- Election day
- November 3, 1998
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Connecticut House of Representatives District 78, 1968 to 2024, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanWilliam A. HamzyWon(incumbent) Republican 4,21854.3% DemocraticRodney G. Houle Democratic 3,55445.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 8,115
- Election day
- November 5, 1996
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Connecticut House of Representatives District 78, 1968 to 2024, 1996, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanWilliam A. HamzyWon(incumbent) Republican 4,13851.0% DemocraticMichael E. Ganem Democratic 3,97749.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 6,823
- Election day
- November 8, 1994
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Connecticut House of Representatives District 78, 1968 to 2024, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanWilliam A. HamzyWon Republican 3,61553.0% DemocraticEllen A. Zoppo Democratic 3,20847.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 9,578
- Election day
- November 3, 1992
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Connecticut House of Representatives District 78, 1968 to 2024, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanEdward C. Krawiecki Jr.Won(incumbent) Republican 5,19554.2% DemocraticEllen A. Zoppo Democratic 4,38345.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 6,344
- Election day
- November 6, 1990
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Connecticut House of Representatives District 78, 1968 to 2024, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanEdward C. Krawiecki Jr.Won(incumbent) Republican 4,83876.3% DemocraticJames L. Phoenix Democratic 1,50623.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 5,800
- Election day
- November 8, 1988
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Connecticut House of Representatives District 78, 1968 to 2024, 1988, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanEdward C. Krawiecki Jr.Won(incumbent) Republican 5,800100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 6,308
- Election day
- November 4, 1986
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Connecticut House of Representatives District 78, 1968 to 2024, 1986, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanEdward C. Krawiecki Jr.Won(incumbent) Republican 4,03864.0% DemocraticChristopher Ziogas Democratic 2,27036.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 8,508
- Election day
- November 6, 1984
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Connecticut House of Representatives District 78, 1968 to 2024, 1984, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanEdward C. Krawiecki Jr.Won(incumbent) Republican 6,30574.1% DemocraticRoland L. Paradise Democratic 2,20325.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 7,012
- Election day
- November 2, 1982
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Connecticut House of Representatives District 78, 1968 to 2024, 1982, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanEdward C. Krawiecki Jr.Won(incumbent) Republican 4,34662.0% DemocraticKenneth J. Rock Democratic 2,66638.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 7,992
- Election day
- November 4, 1980
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Connecticut House of Representatives District 78, 1968 to 2024, 1980, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanEdward C. Krawiecki Jr.Won(incumbent) Republican 5,57169.7% DemocraticElaine J. Maia Democratic 2,30228.8% OtherMaurice H. Mack Other 1191.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 6,816
- Election day
- November 7, 1978
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Connecticut House of Representatives District 78, 1968 to 2024, 1978, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanEdward C. Krawiecki Jr.Won Republican 3,65053.5% DemocraticRobert Vicino(incumbent) Democratic 3,16646.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 8,305
- Election day
- November 2, 1976
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Connecticut House of Representatives District 78, 1968 to 2024, 1976, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRobert VicinoWon(incumbent) Democratic 4,16250.1% RepublicanEdward C. Krawiecki Jr. Republican 4,14349.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 6,877
- Election day
- November 4, 1974
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Connecticut House of Representatives District 78, 1968 to 2024, 1974, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRobert VicinoWon(incumbent) Democratic 5,25376.4% RepublicanRene O. Paradis Jr. Republican 1,62423.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 8,443
- Election day
- November 7, 1972
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Connecticut House of Representatives District 78, 1968 to 2024, 1972, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRobert VicinoWon(incumbent) Democratic 5,56966.0% RepublicanKenneth H. Simmons Republican 2,87434.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 6,015
- Election day
- November 3, 1970
- District map
- Older district map (1966 to 1971)
Connecticut House of Representatives District 78, 1968 to 2024, 1970, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJohn F. PapandreaWon(incumbent) Democratic 3,45057.4% RepublicanRichard F. Dondero Republican 2,56542.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 6,764
- Election day
- November 5, 1968
- District map
- Older district map (1966 to 1971)
Connecticut House of Representatives District 78, 1968 to 2024, 1968, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJohn F. PapandreaWon(incumbent) Democratic 3,88357.4% RepublicanArthur L. Barber Republican 2,88142.6%
- 2024: MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns; not an official source
- 1968 to 2022: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source
Last contest in this district on file: 2024.
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Election Wrld. (2026). Connecticut State House District 78, election results 1968 to 2024. https://www.electionwrld.com/ct/house/78. Retrieved October 30, 2026.
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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips) (Not stated in the GitHub repository (an earlier label said "MIT (repo)", which the repository does not support). MEDSL's Harvard Dataverse records are CC0 1.0, but these GitHub files were not checksum-matched to the Dataverse files, so CC0 is not claimed for them.), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.
District id: ocd-division/country:us/state:ct/sldl:78
DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), MEDSL 2024 official precinct returnsData as of Oct 28, 2026