1968Final results
1968 election for Connecticut House District 116
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
William T. Blake (D) won with 56.5% of the vote, defeating Lewis Gathro (R) by 13.0 points.
William T. BlakeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.5%4,670
Lewis GathroRepublican
43.5%3,599
8,269 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 1968
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET