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1970Final results

1970 election for Connecticut House District 116

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Louis S. Votto (D) won with 57.8% of the vote, defeating John Chernovetz (R) by 15.7 points.

Louis S. VottoDemocrat · winner
57.8%4,258
John ChernovetzRepublican
42.2%3,103
7,361 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 1970

Races before and after

EvenR+6.21972D+14.71974D+10.51976D+21.91978R+5.41980D+13.01982

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