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1980 election for Connecticut House District 116

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Borden P. Steeves (R) won with 52.7% of the vote, defeating Angelo A. Rolli (D) by 5.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Borden P. SteevesRepublican · winner
52.7%3,873
47.3%3,475
7,348 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+14.71974D+10.51976D+21.91978R+5.41980D+13.01982D+6.81984

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