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1980Final results

1980 election for Connecticut Senate District 18

Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut

Mary A. Martin (D) won with 58.9% of the vote, defeating Carl V. Stockwell (R) by 17.7 points.

Mary A. MartinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.9%18,050
41.1%12,617
30,667 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+8.01974D+0.41976D+17.41978D+17.71980D+8.51982R+14.51984

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