1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Connecticut House District 40
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
James H. McGill (R) won with 59.5% of the vote, defeating Mary Hill (D) by 19.1 points.
James H. McGillRepublican · winner
59.5%4,578
Mary HillDemocrat · incumbent
40.5%3,112
7,690 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