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1972Final results

1972 election for Connecticut Senate District 2

Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut

Wilber G. Smith (D) won with 70.5% of the vote, defeating Theadore M. Pryor (R) by 41.0 points.

Wilber G. SmithDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.5%16,139
29.5%6,761
22,900 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+41.01972D+56.51974D+50.61976D+62.81980D+37.91982D+18.81984

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