1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Connecticut House District 130
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Terry McGovern (D) won with 69.0% of the vote, defeating Ernest L. Nickols (R) by 38.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Terry McGovernDemocrat · winner
69.0%4,391
Ernest L. NickolsRepublican · incumbent
31.0%1,973
6,364 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