1980Final results
1980 election for Connecticut House District 28
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Robert G. Gilligan (D) won with 58.7% of the vote, defeating James J. McCabe (R) by 17.4 points.
Robert G. GilliganDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.7%6,949
James J. McCabeRepublican
41.3%4,890
11,839 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