1974Final results
1974 election for Connecticut Senate District 8
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Lewis B. Rome (R) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating Francis M. Dooley (D) by 5.2 points.
Lewis B. RomeRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.6%19,564
Francis M. DooleyDemocrat
47.4%17,614
37,178 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