1970Final results
1970 election for Connecticut Senate District 23
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
J. Edward Caldwell (D) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating William D. Miklus (R) by 5.1 points.
J. Edward CaldwellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.6%10,995
William D. MiklusRepublican
47.4%9,923
20,918 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