1972Final results
1972 election for Connecticut House District 53
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Jesse A. Brainard (R) won with 54.0% of the vote, defeating Richard J. Cromie (D) by 8.0 points.
Jesse A. BrainardRepublican · winner
54.0%4,983
Richard J. CromieDemocrat
46.0%4,244
9,227 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