1980Final results
1980 election for Connecticut House District 40
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Betsy Burghardt Gibson (D) won with 58.5% of the vote, defeating Sarah E. McGirr (R) by 17.0 points.
Betsy Burghardt GibsonDemocrat · winner
58.5%4,296
Sarah E. McGirrRepublican
41.5%3,050
7,346 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET