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1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1974 election for Connecticut House District 37

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Robert D. Tobin (D) won with 55.1% of the vote, defeating Richard H. Wagner (R) by 10.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Robert D. TobinDemocrat · winner
55.1%3,880
Richard H. WagnerRepublican · incumbent
44.9%3,156
7,036 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

EvenD+10.31974D+1.21976D+22.21978D+17.91980D+32.71982D+16.11984

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