1972Final results
1972 election for Connecticut Senate District 3
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Harry S. Burke (D) won with 54.8% of the vote, defeating Arthur B. Shattuck (R) by 9.7 points.
Harry S. BurkeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.8%20,374
Arthur B. ShattuckRepublican
45.2%16,786
37,160 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