1980Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1980 election for Connecticut House District 71
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Norma L. Cappelletti (R) won with 66.1% of the vote, defeating Anthony M. Guzzardi (D) by 32.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Norma L. CappellettiRepublican · winner
66.1%6,212
Anthony M. GuzzardiDemocrat
33.9%3,190
9,402 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