1980Final results
1980 election for Connecticut House District 37
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Mark Healey Powers (D) won with 59.0% of the vote, defeating Leon R. Petersen (R) by 17.9 points.
Mark Healey PowersDemocrat · winner
59.0%5,863
Leon R. PetersenRepublican
41.0%4,080
9,943 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