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1980Final results

1980 election for Connecticut House District 22

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Pauline Kezer (R) won with 68.3% of the vote, defeating J. Richard Burke (D) by 36.6 points.

Pauline KezerRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.3%5,778
31.7%2,679
8,457 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+14.41974Even1976R+1.51978R+36.61980R+11.01982R+36.31984

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