1980Final results
1980 election for Connecticut House District 38
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Janet Polinsky (D) won with 70.7% of the vote, defeating Winthrop C. Shook (R) by 41.4 points.
Janet PolinskyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.7%6,222
Winthrop C. ShookRepublican
29.3%2,581
8,803 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