1970Final results
1970 election for Connecticut Senate District 35
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Robert D. Houley (D) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating Thomas G. Carruthers (R) by 3.8 points.
Robert D. HouleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.9%17,178
Thomas G. CarruthersRepublican
48.1%15,924
33,102 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