1972Final results
1972 election for Connecticut House District 31
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Jean T. Thornton (R) won with 59.3% of the vote, defeating Robert B. Basine (D) by 18.7 points.
Jean T. ThorntonRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.3%6,637
Robert B. BasineDemocrat
40.7%4,547
11,184 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