1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1974 election for Connecticut Senate District 5
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
David H. Neiditz (D) won with 55.2% of the vote, defeating Ellsworth S. Grant (R) by 10.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
David H. NeiditzDemocrat · winner
55.2%22,810
Ellsworth S. GrantRepublican
44.8%18,495
41,305 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