1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Connecticut House District 139
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
John F. McGuirk (D) won with 52.9% of the vote, defeating Louis J. Padula (R) by 5.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
John F. McGuirkDemocrat · winner
52.9%3,004
Louis J. PadulaRepublican · incumbent
47.1%2,678
5,682 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