1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1974 election for Connecticut Senate District 35
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Robert D. Houley (D) won with 60.7% of the vote, defeating Howard F. Wolfanger (R) by 21.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Robert D. HouleyDemocrat · winner
60.7%19,993
Howard F. WolfangerRepublican
39.3%12,935
32,928 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