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1968Final results

1968 election for Connecticut Senate District 16

Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut

James E. Transley (D) won with 65.4% of the vote, defeating Edward J. Bagley Jr. (R) by 30.7 points.

James E. TransleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.4%18,164
34.6%9,629
27,793 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

EvenD+10.71972D+32.81974D+11.81976D+19.71978D+13.11980D+23.01982

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