1980Final results
1980 election for Connecticut House District 76
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Arnold Wellman Jr. (D) won with 67.0% of the vote, defeating Timothy Vellrath (R) by 34.0 points.
Arnold Wellman Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
67.0%5,686
Timothy VellrathRepublican
33.0%2,799
8,485 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