1980Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1980 election for Connecticut House District 130
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Frances A. Freer (R) won with 52.0% of the vote, defeating Edward J. Petrovick (D) by 4.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Frances A. FreerRepublican · winner
52.0%3,425
Edward J. PetrovickDemocrat · incumbent
48.0%3,164
6,589 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