1970Final results
1970 election for Connecticut House District 117
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
John D. McHugh (R) won re-election with 62.6% of the vote, defeating Leslie Walhimer (D) by 25.3 points.
John D. McHughRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.6%5,633
Leslie WalhimerDemocrat
37.4%3,359
8,992 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
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)