1974Final results
1974 election for Connecticut House District 17
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Morris N. Cohen (D) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating James A. Swomley (R) by 6.8 points.
Morris N. CohenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.4%5,256
James A. SwomleyRepublican
46.6%4,586
9,842 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