1970Final results
1970 election for Connecticut House District 53
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
John E. Blake (D) won with 55.9% of the vote, defeating John H. Cronan (R) by 11.8 points.
John E. BlakeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.9%3,812
John H. CronanRepublican
44.1%3,009
6,821 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1970
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET