1968Final results
1968 election for Connecticut House District 47
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Gerald Allen (D) won with 52.7% of the vote, defeating Thomas G. Carruthers (R) by 5.4 points.
Gerald AllenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.7%4,998
Thomas G. CarruthersRepublican
47.3%4,483
9,481 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