1970Final results

1970 election for Connecticut House District 167

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

William R. Ratchford (D) won with 59.8% of the vote, defeating Daniel Coughlin (R) by 19.7 points.

William R. RatchfordDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.8%3,659
Daniel CoughlinRepublican
40.2%2,457
6,116 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

EvenD+22.01968D+19.71970

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET