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1974Final results

1974 election for Connecticut House District 81

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

James J. Clynes (D) won with 71.8% of the vote, defeating Angelo M. Fusco (R) by 43.6 points.

James J. ClynesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.8%5,558
Angelo M. FuscoRepublican
28.2%2,184
7,742 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+16.71972D+43.61974D+22.21976D+30.11978D+0.71980D+16.31982

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