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1970Final results

1970 election for Connecticut Senate District 31

Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut

Joseph J. Dinielli (D) won with 54.3% of the vote, defeating George Fusco (R) by 8.5 points.

Joseph J. DinielliDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.3%16,012
George FuscoRepublican
45.7%13,500
29,512 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

EvenD+3.91972D+37.01974D+23.81976D+26.21978D+26.41980D+49.31982

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