1970Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Connecticut House District 56
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Morton J. Blumenthal (R) won with 53.7% of the vote, defeating Francis J. McMerriman (D) by 7.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Morton J. BlumenthalRepublican · winner
53.7%2,410
Francis J. McMerrimanDemocrat · incumbent
46.3%2,075
4,485 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