1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Connecticut House District 59
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Richard D. Cressotti (D) won with 59.2% of the vote, defeating Rosario Vella (R) by 18.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Richard D. CressottiDemocrat · winner
59.2%4,012
Rosario VellaRepublican · incumbent
40.8%2,766
6,778 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