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1972Final results

1972 election for Connecticut House District 8

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Howard M. Klebanoff (D) won with 82.7% of the vote, defeating George W. Foster (R) by 65.4 points.

Howard M. KlebanoffDemocrat · winner · incumbent
82.7%4,602
17.3%962
5,564 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+65.41972D+68.31974D+62.21976D+16.31982D+34.11986D+36.41988

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