1972Final results
1972 election for Connecticut House District 27
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Elmer A. Mortensen (R) won with 57.7% of the vote, defeating Frank C. Cocheo (D) by 15.5 points.
Elmer A. MortensenRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.7%5,887
Frank C. CocheoDemocrat
42.3%4,310
10,197 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