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1974Final results

1974 election for Connecticut Senate District 27

Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut

William E. Strada (D) won with 68.2% of the vote, defeating Richard H. G. Cunningham (R) by 36.4 points.

William E. StradaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.2%18,295
31.8%8,535
26,830 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+11.81972D+36.41974D+10.11976R+6.81978D+7.11980D+29.01982

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