1968Final results
1968 election for Connecticut House District 72
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Gustaf Carlson (R) won with 63.6% of the vote, defeating Howard Hopkins (D) by 27.1 points.
Gustaf CarlsonRepublican · winner
63.6%6,260
Howard HopkinsDemocrat
36.4%3,590
9,850 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