1970Final results
1970 election for Connecticut Senate District 17
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Joseph B. Buckley (D) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating William J. Menna (R) by 6.7 points.
Joseph B. BuckleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.4%19,074
William J. MennaRepublican
46.6%16,673
35,747 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