1970Final results
1970 election for Connecticut House District 165
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Francis J. Collins (R) won with 64.2% of the vote, defeating Josephine G. Spinella (D) by 28.4 points.
Francis J. CollinsRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.2%4,551
Josephine G. SpinellaDemocrat
35.8%2,539
7,090 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