1970Final results
1970 election for Connecticut House District 80
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
James F. Gaffney (D) won with 50.9% of the vote, defeating Philip T. Ashton (R) by 1.8 points.
James F. GaffneyDemocrat · winner
50.9%2,614
Philip T. AshtonRepublican
49.1%2,520
5,134 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 1970
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET