1970Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Connecticut House District 13
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Nicholas A. Lenge (R) won with 56.7% of the vote, defeating Robert W. Barrows (D) by 13.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Nicholas A. LengeRepublican · winner
56.7%4,947
Robert W. BarrowsDemocrat · incumbent
43.3%3,782
8,729 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET