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1980Final results

1980 election for Connecticut House District 19

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Robert Farr (R) won with 56.9% of the vote, defeating Betty Gallo (D) by 13.9 points.

Robert FarrRepublican · winner
56.9%6,285
Betty GalloDemocrat
43.1%4,753
11,038 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+2.01974R+10.81976R+16.21978R+13.91980R+11.61982R+24.61984

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