1972Final results
1972 election for Connecticut Senate District 8
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Lewis B. Rome (R) won with 61.2% of the vote, defeating Marshall J. Mott (D) by 22.4 points.
Lewis B. RomeRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.2%26,336
Marshall J. MottDemocrat
38.8%16,706
43,042 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