1980Final results
1980 election for Connecticut House District 85
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Mary Mushinsky (D) won with 56.8% of the vote, defeating James W. Shortelle (R) by 13.5 points.
Mary MushinskyDemocrat · winner
56.8%4,921
James W. ShortelleRepublican
43.2%3,749
8,670 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