1974Final results
1974 election for Connecticut Senate District 31
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Joseph J. Dinielli (D) won with 68.5% of the vote, defeating James F. Odonnell (R) by 37.0 points.
Joseph J. DinielliDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.5%20,326
James F. OdonnellRepublican
31.5%9,357
29,683 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