1980Final results
1980 election for Connecticut House District 68
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
James H. McLaughlin (R) won with 57.4% of the vote, defeating Patricia Jane Pierson (D) by 14.7 points.
James H. McLaughlinRepublican · winner
57.4%6,037
Patricia Jane PiersonDemocrat
42.6%4,486
10,523 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