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1970Final results

1970 election for Connecticut House District 55

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Bernard P. Auger (D) won with 56.9% of the vote, defeating David M. Bourgeois (R) by 13.7 points.

Bernard P. AugerDemocrat · winner
56.9%3,972
43.1%3,014
6,986 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+11.51972D+6.81974R+0.61976D+7.61978R+5.71980R+3.31982

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