1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1974 election for Connecticut Senate District 20
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Richard F. Schneller (D) won with 55.6% of the vote, defeating Michael A. Rakosky (R) by 11.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Richard F. SchnellerDemocrat · winner
55.6%17,116
Michael A. RakoskyRepublican
44.4%13,649
30,765 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