1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Connecticut House District 97
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
M. James Canali (R) won with 55.7% of the vote, defeating Theresa Taneszio (D) by 11.5 points.
M. James CanaliRepublican · winner
55.7%4,747
Theresa TaneszioDemocrat · incumbent
44.3%3,769
8,516 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