1970Final results
1970 election for Connecticut Senate District 3
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Harry S. Burke (D) won with 58.6% of the vote, defeating Walter F. Forrest (R) by 17.2 points.
Harry S. BurkeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.6%17,292
Walter F. ForrestRepublican
41.4%12,209
29,501 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