1968Final results
1968 election for Connecticut House District 71
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Merritt M. Comstock (R) won with 58.3% of the vote, defeating Donald R. Chapman (D) by 16.6 points.
Merritt M. ComstockRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.3%5,050
Donald R. ChapmanDemocrat
41.7%3,613
8,663 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