1974 United States Senate election in Connecticut
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The 1974 United States Senate election in Connecticut took place on November 5, 1974. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Abraham Ribicoff was re-elected to a third term in office over Republican James H. Brannen III.
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November 5, 1974
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Ribicoff: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Brannen: 40–50% 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Democratic | Abraham Ribicoff (inc.) | 690,820 | 63.68% | ||
| Republican | James H. Brannen III | 372,055 | 34.29% | ||
| American Independent | Arthur F. Capozzi, Jr. | 19,184 | 1.77% | ||
| American | Norman L. Rochon | 2,682 | 0.25% | ||
| Write-in | 117 | 0.02% | |||
| Total votes | 1,084,858 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
