1980Final results
1980 election for Connecticut Senate District 21
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
George L. Gunther (R) won with 63.7% of the vote, defeating John W. Sober (D) by 27.4 points.
George L. GuntherRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.7%24,509
John W. SoberDemocrat
36.3%13,974
38,483 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