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1974 election for Connecticut Senate District 9

Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut

J. Martin Hennessey (D) won with 60.3% of the vote, defeating Fred B. Agee Jr. (R) by 20.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

J. Martin HennesseyDemocrat · winner
60.3%23,829
39.7%15,689
39,518 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

EvenR+16.81972D+20.61974R+9.31976D+8.51978D+1.21980D+8.61982

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET