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1980Final results

1980 election for Connecticut House District 96

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Martin Looney (D) won with 70.5% of the vote, defeating Robert W. Anderson (R) by 41.6 points.

Martin LooneyDemocrat · winner
70.5%3,839
29.0%1,577
0.5%26
5,442 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+52.71974D+26.81976D+49.71978D+41.61980D+52.41982D+35.41984

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

The candidates