1972Final resultsSpecial election
1972 special election for Connecticut House District 143
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Theresa Stroffolino (R) won with 60.2% of the vote, defeating Nicholas W. Thiemann (D) by 20.4 points.
Theresa StroffolinoRepublican · winner
60.2%4,183
Nicholas W. ThiemannDemocrat
39.8%2,768
6,951 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
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)