1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Connecticut Senate District 5
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Nicholas A. Lenge (R) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating Jay W. Jackson (D) by 5.3 points.
Nicholas A. LengeRepublican · winner
52.6%26,084
Jay W. JacksonDemocrat · incumbent
47.4%23,479
49,563 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