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1968Final results

1968 election for Connecticut House District 49

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Renato Calchera (D) won with 54.5% of the vote, defeating Walter Lanagan (R) by 8.9 points.

Renato CalcheraDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.5%3,272
Walter LanaganRepublican
45.5%2,737
6,009 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

EvenR+5.11972R+8.81974R+11.71976D+14.11978D+25.01980D+28.71982

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET