1976Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 election for Connecticut House District 17
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
James A. Swomley (R) won with 52.9% of the vote, defeating Morris N. Cohen (D) by 5.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
James A. SwomleyRepublican · winner
52.9%6,405
Morris N. CohenDemocrat · incumbent
47.1%5,709
12,114 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 1976
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET