1970Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Connecticut Senate District 34
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Lawrence J. Denardis (R) won with 51.0% of the vote, defeating Pasquale Barbato (D) by 2.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Lawrence J. DenardisRepublican · winner
51.0%17,300
Pasquale BarbatoDemocrat · incumbent
48.5%16,437
Albion P. BeverageConstitution
0.5%153
33,890 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
The candidates
Lawrence J. Denardis (R)Pasquale Barbato (D)
Also on the ballot: Albion P. Beverage (Constitution), 0.5%