1970Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1970 election for Connecticut House District 159
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Sidney M. Sherer (R) won with 56.0% of the vote, defeating Frank W. Livolsi Jr. (D) by 11.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Sidney M. ShererRepublican · winner
56.0%3,659
Frank W. Livolsi Jr.Democrat
44.0%2,878
6,537 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