1980Final results
1980 election for Connecticut Senate District 23
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Margaret E. Morton (D) won with 65.2% of the vote, defeating Alexander Brown (R) by 30.4 points.
Margaret E. MortonDemocrat · winner
65.2%12,158
Alexander BrownRepublican
34.8%6,485
18,643 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