1980Final results
1980 election for Connecticut House District 46
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Thomas F. Sweeney (D) won with 51.7% of the vote, defeating Eric H. Benson (R) by 3.3 points.
Thomas F. SweeneyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.7%3,830
Eric H. BensonRepublican
48.3%3,584
7,414 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