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1972Final results

1972 election for Connecticut House District 70

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Bernard L. Avcollie (D) won with 57.1% of the vote, defeating Anna Lee Vanallen (R) by 14.2 points.

Bernard L. AvcollieDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.1%5,410
42.9%4,065
9,475 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+14.21972R+6.81974R+14.01976R+16.31978R+40.81980D+17.41982

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