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1980Final results

1980 election for Connecticut House District 43

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Rufus Allyn (D) won with 53.7% of the vote, defeating Anthony D. Lombardo (R) by 7.4 points.

Rufus AllynDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.7%5,165
46.3%4,453
9,618 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+8.21974D+17.31976D+27.61978D+7.41980R+2.21982R+23.01984

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