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1970Final results

1970 election for Connecticut House District 79

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Edward L. Iwanicki (D) won with 54.4% of the vote, defeating Ronald J. Stempien (R) by 8.7 points.

Edward L. IwanickiDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.4%2,779
45.6%2,334
5,113 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

EvenD+17.21972D+47.41974D+18.41976D+27.31978R+7.81980D+3.21982

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