1970Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1970 election for Connecticut House District 17
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Muriel Yacavone (D) won with 50.9% of the vote, defeating Jerome E. Finn (R) by 1.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Muriel YacavoneDemocrat · winner
50.9%3,630
Jerome E. FinnRepublican
49.1%3,495
7,125 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