1980Final results
1980 election for Connecticut House District 11
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Richard Torpey (D) won with 68.1% of the vote, defeating David H. Carlson (R) by 36.2 points.
Richard TorpeyDemocrat · winner
68.1%5,076
David H. CarlsonRepublican
31.9%2,378
7,454 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: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET