1972Final results
1972 election for Connecticut House District 121
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Marilyn Pearson (R) won with 69.2% of the vote, defeating Lawrence E. Palaia (D) by 38.5 points.
Marilyn PearsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.2%6,465
Lawrence E. PalaiaDemocrat
30.8%2,874
9,339 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: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET