<page_title> 1970 United States Senate elections </page_title> <section_title> Elections leading to the next Congress </section_title> <table> <cell> Connecticut <col_header> State </col_header> <col_header> Senator </col_header> </cell> <cell> Thomas J. Dodd <col_header> Incumbent </col_header> <col_header> Party </col_header> </cell> <cell> Democratic <col_header> Incumbent </col_header> <col_header> Electoral history </col_header> </cell> <cell> Incumbent lost renomination and then re-election as an Independent. New senator elected. Republican gain. <col_header> Results </col_header> </cell> <cell> √ Lowell P. Weicker Jr. (Republican) 41.7% Joseph Duffey (Democratic) 33.8% Thomas J. Dodd (Independent) 24.5% <col_header> Candidates </col_header> </cell> </table>
Connecticut: Thomas J. Dodd (D) dropped out of the Democratic, ran as an independent, and lost re-election to Lowell P. Weicker Jr. (R).