1970Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Connecticut House District 136
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Leonard S. Paoletta (R) won with 55.7% of the vote, defeating William J. Lavery (D) by 11.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Leonard S. PaolettaRepublican · winner
55.7%2,713
William J. LaveryDemocrat · incumbent
44.3%2,156
4,869 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