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1974Final results

1974 election for Connecticut House District 16

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Virginia S. Connolly (R) won with 65.4% of the vote, defeating William T. Sandalls (D) by 30.8 points.

Virginia S. ConnollyRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.4%5,876
34.6%3,106
8,982 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+42.81972R+30.81974R+47.01976R+42.11978R+35.81980R+27.11982

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET