1970Final results
1970 election for Connecticut House District 86
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
William V. Begg (D) won with 68.5% of the vote, defeating Richard A. Wood (R) by 36.9 points.
William V. BeggDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.5%3,820
Richard A. WoodRepublican
31.5%1,759
5,579 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