1970Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Connecticut Senate District 22
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
James W. Macauley Jr. (R) won with 50.2% of the vote, defeating Raymond C. Lyddy (D) by 0.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
James W. Macauley Jr.Republican · winner
50.2%12,080
Raymond C. LyddyDemocrat · incumbent
49.8%11,981
24,061 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