1980Final results
1980 election for Connecticut Senate District 26
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
John G. Matthews (R) won with 73.3% of the vote, defeating Richard H. Saxl (D) by 46.6 points.
John G. MatthewsRepublican · winner · incumbent
73.3%32,498
Richard H. SaxlDemocrat
26.7%11,826
44,324 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