1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Connecticut House District 39
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Richard R. Martin (D) won with 57.8% of the vote, defeating Paul H. Sullivan (R) by 15.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Richard R. MartinDemocrat · winner
57.8%3,053
Paul H. SullivanRepublican · incumbent
42.2%2,232
5,285 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