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1972Final results

1972 election for Connecticut House District 120

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

William J. Smyth (R) won with 65.7% of the vote, defeating J. Roger Shull (D) by 31.4 points.

William J. SmythRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.7%6,165
34.3%3,216
9,381 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+31.41972D+9.11974R+22.61976R+11.01978R+12.01980R+19.91982

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