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1972Final results

1972 election for Connecticut Senate District 4

Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut

David O. Odegard (R) won with 56.6% of the vote, defeating A. Estelle Flanagan (D) by 13.2 points.

David O. OdegardRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.6%23,751
43.4%18,198
41,949 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+13.21972D+7.11974D+10.51976D+27.21978R+0.21980R+1.21982

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