1970Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Connecticut Senate District 18
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
George J. Crafts (R) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating Birdsey G. Palmer (D) by 0.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
George J. CraftsRepublican · winner
50.3%10,827
Birdsey G. PalmerDemocrat · incumbent
49.7%10,711
21,538 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