1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Connecticut House District 85
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Thomas W. Grasser (D) won with 51.5% of the vote, defeating Thomas J. McKenna (R) by 3.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Thomas W. GrasserDemocrat · winner
51.5%3,610
Thomas J. McKennaRepublican · incumbent
48.5%3,403
7,013 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