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1972Final results

1972 election for Connecticut House District 131

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Samuel Liskov (D) won with 51.1% of the vote, defeating Robert A. Dortenzio (R) by 4.1 points.

Samuel LiskovDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.1%3,257
47.0%2,996
Authur GarberIndependent
1.8%116
6,369 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+4.11972D+40.21974D+25.11976D+33.41978D+30.51980R+9.21982

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

The candidates

Samuel Liskov (D)Robert A. Dortenzio (R)

Also on the ballot: Authur Garber (Independent), 1.8%