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2012Final results

2012 election for Connecticut House District 52

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Penny Bacchiochi (R) won with 67.8% of the vote, defeating Chris Grohs (D) by 36.5 points.

Penny BacchiochiRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.8%6,872
Chris GrohsDemocrat
31.3%3,171
John M. TraceskiOther party
0.9%93
10,136 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 2012

Races before and after

EvenR+18.82002R+35.02004R+32.02008R+36.52012R+19.42014R+21.72016

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

The candidates

Penny Bacchiochi (R)Chris Grohs (D)

Also on the ballot: John M. Traceski (Other party), 0.9%