1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Connecticut House District 137
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
William J. Lawless Jr. (D) won with 55.3% of the vote, defeating Howard A. Newman (R) by 10.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
William J. Lawless Jr.Democrat · winner
55.3%3,279
Howard A. NewmanRepublican · incumbent
44.7%2,648
5,927 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