1976Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 election for Connecticut House District 85
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Thomas J. McKenna (R) won with 50.5% of the vote, defeating Thomas W. Grasser (D) by 1.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Thomas J. McKennaRepublican · winner
50.5%4,395
Thomas W. GrasserDemocrat · incumbent
49.5%4,310
8,705 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