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1974Final results

1974 election for Connecticut House District 56

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Martin B. Burke (D) won with 64.1% of the vote, defeating Morgan Campbell (R) by 28.2 points.

Martin B. BurkeDemocrat · winner
64.1%4,302
Morgan CampbellRepublican
35.9%2,410
6,712 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+16.51972D+28.21974D+6.51976D+22.71978D+12.81980R+2.61982

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