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1980Final results

1980 election for Connecticut House District 49

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Andrew J. Carey III (D) won with 62.5% of the vote, defeating Lawrence C. Schiller (R) by 25.0 points.

Andrew J. Carey IIIDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.5%5,331
37.5%3,202
8,533 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

EvenR+8.81974R+11.71976D+14.11978D+25.01980D+28.71982D+3.21984

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