This is the 1980 race. The latest: 2026 →

1980Final results

1980 election for Connecticut House District 131

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

John H. Murphy (D) won with 65.2% of the vote, defeating Stewart Bograd (R) by 30.5 points.

John H. MurphyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.2%3,396
Stewart BogradRepublican
34.8%1,810
5,206 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+40.21974D+25.11976D+33.41978D+30.51980R+9.21982R+40.61984

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