1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Connecticut House District 22
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Donald Saintpierre (D) won with 51.5% of the vote, defeating Joseph Pugliese (R) by 14.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Donald SaintpierreDemocrat · winner
51.5%3,802
Joseph PuglieseRepublican · incumbent
37.1%2,737
Jesse R. MorrisIndependent
11.4%840
7,379 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