1980Final resultsSpecial election
1980 special election for Connecticut House District 89
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
David O. Thorp (R) won with 61.4% of the vote, defeating Rita Levine (D) by 22.9 points.
David O. ThorpRepublican · winner
61.4%6,837
Rita LevineDemocrat
38.6%4,292
11,129 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 1980
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)