1980Final results
1980 election for Connecticut House District 12
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Walter H. Joyner (R) won with 53.7% of the vote, defeating Malcolm F. Barlow (D) by 7.4 points.
Walter H. JoynerRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.7%4,904
Malcolm F. BarlowDemocrat
46.3%4,228
9,132 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