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1980Final results

1980 election for Connecticut House District 35

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

John N. Demerell (R) won with 60.4% of the vote, defeating Richard C. Debold (D) by 20.8 points.

John N. DemerellRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.4%7,458
39.6%4,888
12,346 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

EvenR+2.31974R+8.41976R+3.91978R+20.81980R+31.21982R+30.91992

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