1970Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Connecticut House District 138
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Ernest L. Nickols (R) won with 52.5% of the vote, defeating Terry McGovern (D) by 5.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Ernest L. NickolsRepublican · winner
52.5%2,700
Terry McGovernDemocrat · incumbent
47.5%2,444
5,144 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