1980Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1980 election for Connecticut House District 13
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Elsie L. Swensson (R) won with 53.6% of the vote, defeating Phyllis V. Jackston (D) by 7.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Elsie L. SwenssonRepublican · winner
53.6%5,098
Phyllis V. JackstonDemocrat
46.4%4,412
9,510 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