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1970Final results

1970 election for Connecticut Senate District 7

Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut

Charles T. Alfano (D) won with 56.9% of the vote, defeating Thomas B. Coates (R) by 13.8 points.

Charles T. AlfanoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.9%19,160
43.1%14,511
33,671 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+18.51972D+43.61974D+13.11976D+38.41978D+24.51980D+33.31982

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