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1974 election for Connecticut House District 138

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Lawrence J. Anastasia Jr. (D) won with 55.1% of the vote, defeating Eleanor Grosby (R) by 10.1 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.

Lawrence J. Anastasia Jr.Democrat · winner
55.1%3,166
Eleanor GrosbyRepublican
44.9%2,585
5,751 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

EvenR+22.01972D+10.11974D+0.51976D+20.41978

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)