1972Final results
1972 election for Connecticut Senate District 14
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Winthrop S. Smith (R) won with 53.8% of the vote, defeating John D. Prete (D) by 7.5 points.
Winthrop S. SmithRepublican · winner
53.8%21,513
John D. PreteDemocrat
46.2%18,511
40,024 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET