1968Final results
1968 election for Connecticut House District 161
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Richard L. Brinckerhoff (R) won with 75.5% of the vote, defeating Louis Squitieri (D) by 50.9 points.
Richard L. BrinckerhoffRepublican · winner · incumbent
75.5%6,335
Louis SquitieriDemocrat
24.5%2,059
8,394 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