1972Final results
1972 election for Connecticut Senate District 31
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Joseph J. Dinielli (D) won with 52.0% of the vote, defeating William A. Petit (R) by 3.9 points.
Joseph J. DinielliDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.0%18,821
William A. PetitRepublican
48.0%17,397
36,218 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