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1980Final results

1980 election for Connecticut House District 89

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

David O. Thorp (R) won with 61.5% of the vote, defeating Rita Levine (D) by 23.1 points.

David O. ThorpRepublican · winner
61.5%6,736
Rita LevineDemocrat
38.5%4,210
10,946 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

EvenR+21.31976R+16.91978R+22.91980 special electionR+23.11980R+13.31982R+18.61984

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