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1970Final results

1970 election for Connecticut House District 61

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Leo H. Flynn (D) won with 66.9% of the vote, defeating Rene L. Dugas (R) by 33.7 points.

Leo H. FlynnDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.9%2,645
Rene L. DugasRepublican
33.1%1,311
3,956 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+22.51972R+5.81974R+25.31976R+25.11978R+8.11980R+16.11982

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