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1970Final results

1970 election for Connecticut House District 83

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Richard A. Dice (R) won with 58.3% of the vote, defeating Henry R. Swift (D) by 16.6 points.

Richard A. DiceRepublican · winner
58.3%5,553
41.7%3,968
9,521 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+14.71972D+16.81974R+19.81976R+18.71978R+18.01980R+11.61982

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