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1972Final results

1972 election for Connecticut House District 5

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Robert J. Carragher (D) won with 72.1% of the vote, defeating Jose L. Bayanilla (R) by 44.1 points.

Robert J. CarragherDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.1%3,806
27.9%1,475
5,281 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+44.11972D+62.71974D+48.81978D+61.61982D+41.91984D+55.31988

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