1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Connecticut House District 102
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Joseph J. Farricielli (D) won with 50.2% of the vote, defeating Ruth H. Clark (R) by 0.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Joseph J. FarricielliDemocrat · winner
50.2%4,274
Ruth H. ClarkRepublican · incumbent
49.8%4,233
8,507 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 1974
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET