1980Final results
1980 election for Connecticut House District 86
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Dorothy McCluskey (D) won with 56.1% of the vote, defeating Robert M. Ward (R) by 12.2 points.
Dorothy McCluskeyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.1%5,685
Robert M. WardRepublican
43.9%4,445
10,130 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