The United States Senate election of 1970 in Connecticut was held on November 3, 1970. RepublicanLowell Weicker defeated Democratic candidate Joseph Duffey and incumbent Thomas J. Dodd who ran this time, as an independent. Dodd entered the race at the last minute and split the Democratic vote, allowing Weicker to win with only 42% of the vote.
1970, united, states, senate, election, connecticut, united, states, senate, election, 1970, connecticut, held, november, 1970, republican, lowell, weicker, defeated, democratic, candidate, joseph, duffey, incumbent, thomas, dodd, this, time, independent, dodd. The United States Senate election of 1970 in Connecticut was held on November 3 1970 Republican Lowell Weicker defeated Democratic candidate Joseph Duffey and incumbent Thomas J Dodd who ran this time as an independent Dodd entered the race at the last minute and split the Democratic vote allowing Weicker to win with only 42 of the vote 1970 United States Senate election in Connecticut 1964 November 3 1970 1976 Nominee Lowell Weicker Joseph Duffey Thomas J DoddParty Republican Democratic IndependentPopular vote 454 721 368 111 266 497Percentage 41 74 33 79 24 46 County resultsWeicker 30 40 40 50 50 60 U S senator before electionThomas J DoddDemocratic Elected U S Senator Lowell WeickerRepublican Contents 1 Democratic primary 1 1 Candidates 1 2 Results 2 Republican primary 2 1 Candidates 2 2 Results 3 Results 4 External links 5 ReferencesDemocratic primary EditCandidates Edit Alphonsus Donahue Stamford businessman Joseph Duffey anti war activist Edward L Marcus President of the Connecticut SenateResults Edit 1970 Democratic Senate primary 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Joseph Duffey 79 166 43 55 Democratic Alphonsus Donahue 66 916 36 81 Democratic Edward L Marcus 35 715 19 64 Total votes 181 797 100 00 Republican primary EditCandidates Edit John Lupton State Senator 2 Lowell Weicker U S Representative from GreenwichResults Edit 1970 Republican Senate primary 3 Party Candidate Votes Republican Lowell Weicker 77 057 60 34 Republican John Lupton 50 657 39 66 Total votes 127 714 100 00 Results EditUnited States Senate election in Connecticut 1970 4 Party Candidate Votes Republican Lowell Weicker 454 721 41 74 Democratic Joseph Duffey 368 111 33 79 Independent Thomas J Dodd incumbent 266 497 24 46 Total votes 1 089 329 100 00 Republican gain from DemocraticExternal links EditDissent of the Governed a documentary made by and about the Duffey campaignReferences Edit Our Campaigns CT US Senate D Primary Race Aug 19 1970 Pace Eric 24 August 2002 John M Lupton 85 Politician and Educator in Connecticut The New York Times Retrieved 7 January 2020 Our Campaigns CT US Senate R Primary Race Aug 12 1970 Our Campaigns CT US Senate Race Nov 03 1970 This Connecticut elections related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1970 United States Senate election in Connecticut amp oldid 1084949185, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
