1980Final results
1980 election for Connecticut House District 97
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Alfred J. Onorato (D) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating Michael Argento (R) by 3.3 points.
Alfred J. OnoratoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.6%4,303
Michael ArgentoRepublican
48.4%4,030
8,333 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