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1980Final results

1980 election for Connecticut House District 58

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Frederick A. Gelsi (D) won with 63.8% of the vote, defeating John D. Haigh (R) by 27.7 points.

Frederick A. GelsiDemocrat · winner
63.8%4,290
John D. HaighRepublican
36.2%2,429
6,719 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+38.81974D+31.91976D+53.91978D+27.71980D+6.21984D+37.01988

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