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1968Final results

1968 election for Connecticut Senate District 5

Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut

Jay W. Jackson (D) won with 55.8% of the vote, defeating Jules S. Tarlow (R) by 11.5 points.

Jay W. JacksonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.8%20,919
Jules S. TarlowRepublican
44.2%16,595
37,514 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+5.31972D+10.41974R+2.51976D+6.41978D+0.21980R+14.51982

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