1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Connecticut Senate District 28
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Joseph W. Schwartz (D) won with 50.6% of the vote, defeating Joseph T. Gormley (R) by 1.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Joseph W. SchwartzDemocrat · winner
50.6%16,869
Joseph T. GormleyRepublican · incumbent
49.4%16,463
33,332 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