1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Connecticut House District 144
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Thom Serrani (D) won with 56.6% of the vote, defeating Sidney M. Sherer (R) by 13.3 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.
Thom SerraniDemocrat · winner
56.6%4,040
Sidney M. ShererRepublican · incumbent
43.4%3,093
7,133 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: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)