1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Connecticut House District 105
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Paul Pawlak (D) won with 55.2% of the vote, defeating Raymond A. Shea (R) by 10.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Paul PawlakDemocrat · winner
55.2%4,605
Raymond A. SheaRepublican · incumbent
44.8%3,742
8,347 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