1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Connecticut House District 82
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Walter A. Evilia (R) won with 55.7% of the vote, defeating Patsy J. Mesite (D) by 11.3 points.
Walter A. EviliaRepublican · winner
55.7%4,439
Patsy J. MesiteDemocrat · incumbent
44.3%3,536
7,975 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