1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Connecticut House District 85
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Thomas J. McKenna (R) won with 54.0% of the vote, defeating John Carrozzella (D) by 8.0 points.
Thomas J. McKennaRepublican · winner
54.0%4,715
John CarrozzellaDemocrat · incumbent
46.0%4,020
8,735 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