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1970Final results

1970 election for Connecticut House District 21

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Jean T. Thornton (R) won with 63.4% of the vote, defeating Thomas J. Moriarty (D) by 26.9 points.

Jean T. ThorntonRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.4%5,588
36.6%3,219
8,807 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

EvenR+20.91972D+3.81974R+11.31976R+17.81978R+20.11980R+11.41982

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