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1972Final results

1972 election for Connecticut House District 109

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

William R. Ratchford (D) won with 59.8% of the vote, defeating Patsy Cicala (R) by 19.7 points.

William R. RatchfordDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.8%4,583
Patsy CicalaRepublican
40.2%3,076
7,659 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

EvenD+19.71972D+38.51974D+4.81976D+38.81978D+16.51980D+20.61982

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