1970Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Connecticut House District 49
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Peter F. Locke Jr. (R) won with 51.5% of the vote, defeating Renato Calchera (D) by 3.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Peter F. Locke Jr.Republican · winner
51.5%2,931
Renato CalcheraDemocrat · incumbent
48.5%2,759
5,690 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