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1974Final results

1974 election for Connecticut House District 44

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Richard L. Mercier (D) won with 64.2% of the vote, defeating Willard C. Eddy (R) by 28.4 points.

Richard L. MercierDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.2%4,499
Willard C. EddyRepublican
35.8%2,508
7,007 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

EvenD+4.81972D+28.41974D+39.31978D+0.51980D+19.61982R+0.11984

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET