1980Final results
1980 election for Connecticut House District 56
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Chester W. Morgan (D) won with 56.4% of the vote, defeating Jane S. Lamb (R) by 12.8 points.
Chester W. MorganDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.4%4,350
Jane S. LambRepublican
43.6%3,363
7,713 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