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1980Final results

1980 election for Connecticut House District 82

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Robert C. Sorensen (D) won with 54.0% of the vote, defeating Zaiga L. Antonetti (R) by 8.0 points.

Robert C. SorensenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.0%3,760
46.0%3,206
6,966 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+28.51974R+0.11976D+10.81978D+8.01980D+38.51982R+0.61984

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