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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

EvenD+28.21974D+6.51976D+22.71978D+12.81980R+2.61982R+8.11984

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