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1970Final results

1970 election for Connecticut House District 57

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Richard A. Gosselin (D) won with 58.3% of the vote, defeating Ralph G. Ingalls (R) by 16.6 points.

Richard A. GosselinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.3%3,556
41.7%2,545
6,101 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+10.51972D+18.51974D+9.11976D+27.61978D+17.31980D+19.31982

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