1972Final results
1972 election for Connecticut House District 45
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Grant B. Apthorp (R) won with 54.0% of the vote, defeating Dorothy Faulise (D) by 8.0 points.
Grant B. ApthorpRepublican · winner
54.0%4,587
Dorothy FauliseDemocrat
46.0%3,905
8,492 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