1970Final results
1970 election for Connecticut House District 131
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Thomas E. Obrien (D) won with 56.9% of the vote, defeating Ernest Decarli (R) by 13.8 points.
Thomas E. ObrienDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.9%1,681
Ernest DecarliRepublican
43.1%1,274
2,955 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