1980 general · November 4, 1980
1980 Connecticut election results
Every race on Connecticut's ballot in the 1980 general election: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races195
Changed party26
Unopposed8%16 races
Incumbents defeated17
President
R 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut | Ronald Reagan (R) | 9.6 |
U.S. Senate
D 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut | Christopher Dodd (D) | 13.4 |
U.S. House
D 4 · R 2 · 1 changed party
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| CT-1 | William R. Cotter (D) | 26.1 | |
| CT-2 | Sam Gejdenson (D) | 6.7 | |
| CT-3 | Lawrence J. Denardis (R) | 5.9 | Flipped |
| CT-4 | Stewart B. McKinney (R) | 25.2 | |
| CT-5 | William R. Ratchford (D) | 0.7 | |
| CT-6 | Anthony Toby Moffett (D) | 18.3 |
Connecticut State Senate
D 23 · R 13 · 5 changed party
Connecticut House of Representatives
D 83 · R 68 · 20 changed party
Connecticut
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner; MIT Election Data and Science Lab