1980Final results
1980 election for Connecticut House District 36
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
John J. Tiffany II (R) won with 64.7% of the vote, defeating Edmund J. Gubbins (D) by 29.3 points.
John J. Tiffany IIRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.7%7,595
Edmund J. GubbinsDemocrat
35.3%4,152
11,747 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