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1980Final results

1980 election for Connecticut House District 1

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

William A. Dibella (D) won with 75.1% of the vote, defeating Anthonye S. Esposito (R) by 50.1 points.

William A. DibellaDemocrat · winner
75.1%4,623
24.9%1,536
6,159 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

EvenD+52.21974D+44.81976D+43.81978D+50.11980D+14.81982D+37.61984

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