RepublicanNot in office · last served 1976Last on a ballot: Nov 1974
Jean T. Thornton
Last held office: Connecticut House of Representatives, District 31 (1972–1976). Ran in 4 elections between 1968 and 1974, winning 4.
Last office: Connecticut House of Representatives, District 31
- Last margin
- +8.9
- Won 1974
- Elections
- 4
- 1968–1974
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Thornton was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Connecticut House of Representatives, District 21Connecticut House of Representatives, District 31
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Thornton has run
Margin: how far Thornton finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Connecticut House of Representatives, District 31 | General | Won | Eugene Scalise Jr. (D) | 54.5% | R+8.9 |
| 1972 | Connecticut House of Representatives, District 31 | General | Won | Robert B. Basine (D) | 59.3% | R+18.7 |
| 1970 | Connecticut House of Representatives, District 21 | General | Won | Thomas J. Moriarty (D) | 63.4% | R+26.9 |
| 1968 | Connecticut House of Representatives, District 21 | General | Won | John Tubiak (D) | 62.4% | R+24.8 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Thornton has held
- Connecticut House of Representatives, District 31 · 1972–1976
- Connecticut House of Representatives, District 21 · 1968–1972
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Thornton has run against
- Eugene Scalise Jr. (D) · 1974 election, won
- Robert B. Basine (D) · 1972 election, won
- Thomas J. Moriarty (D) · 1970 election, won
- John Tubiak (D) · 1968 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive