1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Connecticut House District 39
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Paul H. Sullivan (R) won with 52.8% of the vote, defeating Richard R. Martin (D) by 5.7 points.
Paul H. SullivanRepublican · winner
52.8%3,804
Richard R. MartinDemocrat · incumbent
47.2%3,395
7,199 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