1970Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Connecticut House District 155
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Richard B. Edwards (R) won with 51.2% of the vote, defeating Elmer W. Lowden (D) by 2.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Richard B. EdwardsRepublican · winner
51.2%2,270
Elmer W. LowdenDemocrat · incumbent
48.8%2,161
4,431 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