1972Final results
1972 election for Connecticut Senate District 30
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
P. Edmund Power (R) won with 59.8% of the vote, defeating Larry Gates (D) by 19.5 points.
P. Edmund PowerRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.8%24,653
Larry GatesDemocrat
40.2%16,594
41,247 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