1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1968 election for Connecticut House District 83
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Paul V. Hayden (R) won with 54.1% of the vote, defeating Henry R. Swift (D) by 8.2 points.
Paul V. HaydenRepublican · winner
54.1%5,392
Henry R. SwiftDemocrat · incumbent
45.9%4,573
9,965 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