United States Senate election in Connecticut, 1970
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The United States Senate election of 1970 in Connecticut was held on November 3, 1970. Republican Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. defeated incumbent Thomas J. Dodd who ran this time, as an independent.
Results
| United States Senate election in Connecticut, 1970[1] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. | 454,721 | 41.74% | ||
| Democratic | Joseph Duffey | 368,111 | 33.79% | ||
| Independent | Thomas J. Dodd | 266,497 | 24,46% | ||
| Majority | 86,610 | 7.95% | |||
| Turnout | 1,089,329 | ||||
| Swing to Republican from Democratic | Swing | ||||
References
Template:Connecticut Elections