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1972Final results

1972 election for Connecticut House District 56

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Thomas H. Dooley (D) won with 58.2% of the vote, defeating John L. Giulietti (R) by 16.5 points.

Thomas H. DooleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.2%4,891
41.8%3,507
8,398 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+16.51972D+28.21974D+6.51976D+22.71978D+12.81980R+2.61982

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