1968Final results
1968 election for Connecticut Senate District 25
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Thomas F. Dowd (R) won with 61.4% of the vote, defeating Charles N. Needle (D) by 22.7 points.
Thomas F. DowdRepublican · winner
61.4%25,536
Charles N. NeedleDemocrat
38.6%16,072
41,608 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