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1980Final results

1980 election for Connecticut House District 148

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Ernest N. Abate (D) won with 56.3% of the vote, defeating Michael William Greaney (R) by 12.6 points.

Ernest N. AbateDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.3%4,290
43.7%3,333
7,623 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+25.31974D+9.11976D+40.41978D+12.61980D+14.71982R+7.51984

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