1980Final results
1980 election for Connecticut Senate District 20
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Richard F. Schneller (D) won with 56.0% of the vote, defeating Sidney J. Holbrook (R) by 12.1 points.
Richard F. SchnellerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.0%21,769
Sidney J. HolbrookRepublican
44.0%17,085
38,854 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