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1970Final results

1970 election for Connecticut House District 29

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

J. Brian Gaffney (R) won with 63.7% of the vote, defeating Peter Spano (D) by 27.4 points.

J. Brian GaffneyRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.7%2,905
Peter SpanoDemocrat
36.3%1,657
4,562 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+7.21972D+15.11974D+17.01976D+15.31978D+11.81980D+27.01982

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