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1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1972 election for Connecticut House District 59

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Rosario Vella (R) won with 54.4% of the vote, defeating Stanley Bigos (D) by 8.9 points.

Rosario VellaRepublican · winner
54.4%4,649
Stanley BigosDemocrat · incumbent
45.6%3,892
8,541 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+18.41974D+32.61976D+22.01978D+43.01980D+45.21982D+21.91984

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