1980Final results
1980 election for Connecticut House District 61
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Ruth C. Fahrbach (R) won with 54.0% of the vote, defeating Maryon M. Attwood (D) by 8.1 points.
Ruth C. FahrbachRepublican · winner
54.0%6,520
Maryon M. AttwoodDemocrat
46.0%5,545
12,065 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