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1972Final results

1972 election for Connecticut House District 4

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Abraham L. Giles (D) won with 73.4% of the vote, defeating Hugh B. Freeney (R) by 56.6 points.

Abraham L. GilesDemocrat · winner
73.4%2,005
Hugh B. FreeneyRepublican
16.8%458
Paul M. RitterIndependent
9.9%270
2,733 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+56.61972D+68.51974D+56.41976D+23.41978D+63.81980D+53.31982

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