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1972Final results

1972 election for Connecticut House District 147

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

James F. Bingham (R) won with 61.8% of the vote, defeating Jo M. Raleigh (D) by 23.6 points.

James F. BinghamRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.8%6,248
38.2%3,861
10,109 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+23.61972R+5.31974R+44.61976R+46.41978R+45.91982R+30.81988

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