1972Final results
1972 election for Connecticut House District 17
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Morris N. Cohen (D) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating Ruth H. Mantak (R) by 6.9 points.
Morris N. CohenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.4%6,051
Ruth H. MantakRepublican
46.6%5,273
11,324 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 1972
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET