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1972Final results

1972 election for Connecticut House District 22

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Joseph Pugliese (R) won with 53.9% of the vote, defeating Donald Saintpierre (D) by 7.7 points.

Joseph PuglieseRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.9%4,852
46.1%4,158
9,010 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+7.71972D+14.41974Even1976R+1.51978R+36.61980R+11.01982

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