1970Final results
1970 election for Connecticut House District 8
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Lorenzo Morgan (D) won with 80.8% of the vote, defeating Sydney E. Barnett (R) by 61.5 points.
Lorenzo MorganDemocrat · winner · incumbent
80.8%1,298
Sydney E. BarnettRepublican
19.2%309
1,607 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