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1972Final results

1972 election for Connecticut Senate District 36

Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut

Florence D. Finney (R) won with 66.7% of the vote, defeating Alfred B. Lewis (D) by 33.5 points.

Florence D. FinneyRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.7%25,633
33.3%12,781
38,414 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

EvenR+33.51972R+7.01974R+18.21976R+13.61978R+31.01980R+29.61982

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