DemocratNot in office · last served 1978Last on a ballot: Nov 1976
Joseph J. Dinielli
Last held office: Connecticut State Senate, District 31 (1968–1978). Ran in 5 elections between 1968 and 1976, winning 5.
- Last margin
- +23.8
- Won 1976
- Elections
- 5
- 1968–1976
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Dinielli was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Connecticut State Senate, District 31
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Dinielli has run
Margin: how far Dinielli finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Connecticut State Senate, District 31 | General | Won | Kurt Hyde (R) | 61.9% | D+23.8 |
| 1974 | Connecticut State Senate, District 31 | General | Won | James F. Odonnell (R) | 68.5% | D+37.0 |
| 1972 | Connecticut State Senate, District 31 | General | Won | William A. Petit (R) | 52% | D+3.9 |
| 1970 | Connecticut State Senate, District 31 | General | Won | George Fusco (R) | 54.3% | D+8.5 |
| 1968 | Connecticut State Senate, District 31 | General | Won | George Fusco (R) | 59.9% | D+19.7 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Dinielli has held
- Connecticut State Senate, District 31 · 1968–1978
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Dinielli has run against
- Kurt Hyde (R) · 1976 election, won
- James F. Odonnell (R) · 1974 election, won
- William A. Petit (R) · 1972 election, won
- George Fusco (R) · 1970 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive