1980Final results
1980 election for Connecticut House District 21
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Dorothy D. Barnes (R) won with 60.1% of the vote, defeating Lorraine Neff (D) by 20.1 points.
Dorothy D. BarnesRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.1%7,067
Lorraine NeffDemocrat
39.9%4,699
11,766 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