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1970Final results

1970 election for Connecticut House District 43

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

William C. Leary (D) won with 60.6% of the vote, defeating Brenda A. Draghi (R) by 21.1 points.

William C. LearyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.6%3,388
39.4%2,207
5,595 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+24.11972D+8.21974D+17.31976D+27.61978D+7.41980R+2.21982

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