1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Connecticut House District 97
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Michael Natalino (D) won with 65.1% of the vote, defeating M. James Canali (R) by 30.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Michael NatalinoDemocrat · winner
65.1%4,641
M. James CanaliRepublican · incumbent
34.9%2,492
7,133 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