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1980Final results

1980 election for Connecticut House District 34

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Dean Markham (D) won with 59.0% of the vote, defeating Sandra J. Hendrickson (R) by 17.9 points.

Dean MarkhamDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.0%6,156
41.0%4,284
10,440 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+16.01972D+39.11974D+14.41978D+17.91980D+23.71982D+2.51984

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