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1974Final results

1974 election for Connecticut House District 5

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Robert J. Carragher (D) won with 81.4% of the vote, defeating Jose Garay (R) by 62.7 points.

Robert J. CarragherDemocrat · winner · incumbent
81.4%2,912
Jose GarayRepublican
18.6%667
3,579 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+44.11972D+62.71974D+48.81978D+61.61982D+41.91984D+55.31988

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