1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Connecticut House District 126
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Raymond C. Lyddy (D) won with 71.9% of the vote, defeating Frank J. Tedesco (R) by 43.8 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Raymond C. LyddyDemocrat · winner
71.9%4,435
Frank J. TedescoRepublican · incumbent
28.1%1,732
6,167 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