1980Final results
1980 election for Connecticut Senate District 1
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Joseph J. Fauliso (D) won with 76.0% of the vote, defeating Donald B. Lacroix (R) by 52.1 points.
Joseph J. FaulisoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
76.0%16,335
Donald B. LacroixRepublican
24.0%5,151
21,486 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