1970Final results
1970 election for Connecticut House District 97
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
John B. Chagnon (D) won with 51.7% of the vote, defeating Kenneth Dematteis (R) by 3.4 points.
John B. ChagnonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.7%3,301
Kenneth DematteisRepublican
48.3%3,085
6,386 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