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1974 election for Connecticut House District 82

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Patsy J. Mesite (D) won with 64.2% of the vote, defeating Cornelius J. Ivers (R) by 28.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Patsy J. MesiteDemocrat · winner
64.2%4,030
35.8%2,244
6,274 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

EvenR+11.31972D+28.51974R+0.11976D+10.81978D+8.01980D+38.51982

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