1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Connecticut House District 27
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Richard J. Balducci (D) won with 57.3% of the vote, defeating Elmer A. Mortensen (R) by 14.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Richard J. BalducciDemocrat · winner
57.3%4,906
Elmer A. MortensenRepublican · incumbent
42.7%3,658
8,564 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