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1980Final results

1980 election for Connecticut House District 4

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Abraham L. Giles (D) won with 81.9% of the vote, defeating Julia B. McGadney (R) by 63.8 points.

Abraham L. GilesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
81.9%2,149
18.1%475
2,624 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+68.51974D+56.41976D+23.41978D+63.81980D+53.31982D+43.81984

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