1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Connecticut House District 116
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Russell J. Reynolds (D) won with 57.4% of the vote, defeating Richard P. Antonetti (R) by 14.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Russell J. ReynoldsDemocrat · winner
57.4%3,536
Richard P. AntonettiRepublican · incumbent
42.6%2,628
6,164 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