1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Connecticut House District 48
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
James H. Brannen (R) won with 56.4% of the vote, defeating Rubin Cohen (D) by 12.8 points.
James H. BrannenRepublican · winner
56.4%4,778
Rubin CohenDemocrat · incumbent
43.6%3,690
8,468 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