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1968Final results

1968 election for Connecticut Senate District 23

Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut

J. Edward Caldwell (D) won with 63.1% of the vote, defeating Joseph J. Knapik (R) by 27.1 points.

J. Edward CaldwellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.1%15,736
36.0%8,987
Harold SaundersOther party
0.9%222
24,945 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+21.31972D+47.41974D+32.01976D+35.41978D+30.41980D+40.11982

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

The candidates