1980Final results
1980 election for Connecticut House District 44
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Richard L. Mercier (D) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating Joseph D. Taverna (R) by 0.5 points.
Richard L. MercierDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.3%4,149
Joseph D. TavernaRepublican
49.7%4,107
8,256 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