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1972Final resultsSpecial election

1972 special election for Connecticut House District 102

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

V. William Farat (R) won with 60.7% of the vote, defeating Anthony Ventura (D) by 21.3 points.

V. William FaratRepublican · winner
60.7%2,677
Anthony VenturaDemocrat
39.3%1,736
4,413 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 1972

Races before and after

EvenR+21.31972 special electionR+17.11972D+0.51974

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

The candidates

V. William Farat (R)Anthony Ventura (D)