1980Final results
1980 election for Connecticut House District 18
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Joan R. Kemler (D) won with 65.2% of the vote, defeating Richard Wolpoe (R) by 30.4 points.
Joan R. KemlerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.2%7,017
Richard WolpoeRepublican
34.8%3,743
10,760 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