1968Final results
1968 election for Connecticut Senate District 17
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Joseph B. Buckley (D) won with 56.9% of the vote, defeating G. Alton Russell (R) by 13.9 points.
Joseph B. BuckleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.9%22,799
G. Alton RussellRepublican
43.1%17,248
40,047 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