1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Connecticut Senate District 33
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Betty Hudson (D) won with 55.4% of the vote, defeating Philip N. Costello Jr. (R) by 10.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Betty HudsonDemocrat · winner
55.4%19,821
Philip N. Costello Jr.Republican · incumbent
44.6%15,939
35,760 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