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1970-11-03 Senatorial Election Results for Connecticut (Class 1)


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Vote Margin %
Total Votes
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County Turnout Lowell Weicker
(R)
Joseph Duffey
(D)
Thomas Dodd*
(Dodd Independent)
Other Margin TOTAL
Fairfield55%150,71554.6%92,52133.5%32,80311.9%50.0%58,194 276,044
Hartford58%107,23935.2%103,75434.0%94,03730.8%30.0%3,485 305,033
Litchfield65%28,82449.0%18,58831.6%11,42219.4%20.0%10,236 58,836
Middlesex61%18,32440.7%14,93133.2%11,76926.1%00.0%3,393 45,024
New Haven57%96,76235.6%94,52134.8%80,16929.5%120.0%2,241 271,464
New London47%26,41538.6%21,07730.8%20,96530.6%00.0%5,338 68,457
Tolland51%13,64240.6%10,75332.0%9,23227.5%20.0%2,889 33,629
Windham59%12,80041.5%11,96638.8%6,10019.8%00.0%834 30,866
TOTAL 56% 454,72141.7% 368,11133.8% 266,49724.5% 240.0% 86,610 1,089,353
Total R vote: 454,721 (41.7%)      Total D vote: 368,111 (33.8%)      Total Other vote: 266,521 (24.5%)
* incumbent



1970 Senate class 1, Fairfield County
CandidateVotesPct
Lowell Weicker (R) 150,715 54.6%
Joseph Duffey (D) 92,521 33.5%
Thomas Dodd* (Dodd Independent) 32,803 11.9%
TOTAL 276,044
Turnout: 55%


1970 Senate class 1, Hartford County
CandidateVotesPct
Lowell Weicker (R) 107,239 35.2%
Joseph Duffey (D) 103,754 34.0%
Thomas Dodd* (Dodd Independent) 94,037 30.8%
TOTAL 305,033
Turnout: 58%


1970 Senate class 1, Litchfield County
CandidateVotesPct
Lowell Weicker (R) 28,824 49.0%
Joseph Duffey (D) 18,588 31.6%
Thomas Dodd* (Dodd Independent) 11,422 19.4%
TOTAL 58,836
Turnout: 65%


1970 Senate class 1, Middlesex County
CandidateVotesPct
Lowell Weicker (R) 18,324 40.7%
Joseph Duffey (D) 14,931 33.2%
Thomas Dodd* (Dodd Independent) 11,769 26.1%
TOTAL 45,024
Turnout: 61%


1970 Senate class 1, New Haven County
CandidateVotesPct
Lowell Weicker (R) 96,762 35.6%
Joseph Duffey (D) 94,521 34.8%
Thomas Dodd* (Dodd Independent) 80,169 29.5%
TOTAL 271,464
Turnout: 57%


1970 Senate class 1, New London County
CandidateVotesPct
Lowell Weicker (R) 26,415 38.6%
Joseph Duffey (D) 21,077 30.8%
Thomas Dodd* (Dodd Independent) 20,965 30.6%
TOTAL 68,457
Turnout: 47%


1970 Senate class 1, Tolland County
CandidateVotesPct
Lowell Weicker (R) 13,642 40.6%
Joseph Duffey (D) 10,753 32.0%
Thomas Dodd* (Dodd Independent) 9,232 27.5%
TOTAL 33,629
Turnout: 51%


1970 Senate class 1, Windham County
CandidateVotesPct
Lowell Weicker (R) 12,800 41.5%
Joseph Duffey (D) 11,966 38.8%
Thomas Dodd* (Dodd Independent) 6,100 19.8%
TOTAL 30,866
Turnout: 59%

Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Lowell Weicker 77,057 60.3%
2   John Lupton 50,657 39.7%
TOTAL VOTES 127,714  


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Joseph Duffey 79,166 43.5%
2   Alphonsus Donahue 66,916 36.8%
3   Edward Marcus 35,715 19.6%
TOTAL VOTES 181,797