1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1968 election for Connecticut House District 142
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Joseph T. Gormley (R) won with 52.3% of the vote, defeating Edward W. Mansfield (D) by 4.7 points.
Joseph T. GormleyRepublican · winner
52.3%4,304
Edward W. MansfieldDemocrat · incumbent
47.7%3,919
8,223 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