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1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1970 election for Connecticut Senate District 15

Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut

Louis S. Cutillo (D) won with 48.2% of the vote, defeating William F. Kelley (R) by 18.5 points.

Louis S. CutilloDemocrat · winner
48.2%11,581
29.7%7,139
William J. VerrikerOther party · incumbent
22.1%5,320
24,040 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+6.51972D+31.51974D+11.31976D+15.01978R+12.61980D+4.71982

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