1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1974 election for Connecticut House District 40
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Patricia T. Hendel (D) won with 60.1% of the vote, defeating Thomas F. Dimaggio (R) by 20.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Patricia T. HendelDemocrat · winner
60.1%3,548
Thomas F. DimaggioRepublican
39.9%2,359
5,907 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