1972Final results
1972 election for Connecticut Senate District 19
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
James J. Murphy (D) won with 52.4% of the vote, defeating Edna G. Gilman (R) by 4.9 points.
James J. MurphyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.4%18,391
Edna G. GilmanRepublican
47.6%16,683
35,074 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