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1968Final results

1968 election for Connecticut Senate District 18

Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut

Birdsey G. Palmer (D) won with 50.5% of the vote, defeating Robert C. Leuba (R) by 1.1 points.

Birdsey G. PalmerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.5%13,383
Robert C. LeubaRepublican
49.5%13,103
26,486 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

EvenR+29.11972D+8.01974D+0.41976D+17.41978D+17.71980D+8.51982

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