1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Connecticut House District 117
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Joseph Bogdan (D) won with 53.3% of the vote, defeating William H. Hofmeiser (R) by 6.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Joseph BogdanDemocrat · winner
53.3%4,119
William H. HofmeiserRepublican · incumbent
46.7%3,611
7,730 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 1974
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET