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1970Final results

1970 election for Connecticut Senate District 21

Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut

George L. Gunther (R) won with 62.0% of the vote, defeating Arthur A. Abeshouse (D) by 24.1 points.

George L. GuntherRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.0%22,362
38.0%13,678
36,040 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

EvenR+39.81972R+5.41974R+33.41976R+26.31978R+27.41980R+27.41982

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