1970Final results
1970 election for Connecticut Senate District 5
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Jay W. Jackson (D) won with 51.2% of the vote, defeating Gilbert Lebovitz (R) by 2.5 points.
Jay W. JacksonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.2%17,920
Gilbert LebovitzRepublican
48.8%17,052
34,972 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