1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Connecticut Senate District 4
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
David M. Barry (D) won with 53.6% of the vote, defeating David O. Odegard (R) by 7.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
David M. BarryDemocrat · winner
53.6%19,244
David O. OdegardRepublican · incumbent
46.4%16,680
35,924 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