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1970Final results

1970 election for Connecticut Senate District 8

Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut

Lewis B. Rome (R) won with 61.6% of the vote, defeating Elizabeth Zebrowski (D) by 23.2 points.

Lewis B. RomeRepublican · winner
61.6%25,705
38.4%16,030
41,735 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

EvenR+22.41972R+5.21974R+26.81976R+3.91978R+18.81980R+11.01982

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