1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Connecticut House District 53
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Robert M. Walsh (D) won with 53.5% of the vote, defeating Jesse A. Brainard (R) by 7.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Robert M. WalshDemocrat · winner
53.5%4,109
Jesse A. BrainardRepublican · incumbent
46.5%3,566
7,675 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