1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Connecticut Senate District 17
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
William Powanda Jr. (R) won with 54.3% of the vote, defeating Joseph B. Buckley (D) by 8.6 points.
William Powanda Jr.Republican · winner
54.3%22,289
Joseph B. BuckleyDemocrat · incumbent
45.7%18,764
41,053 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