1980Final results
1980 election for Connecticut Senate District 3
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Marcella C. Fahey (D) won with 65.5% of the vote, defeating Edward J. Wilson (R) by 31.0 points.
Marcella C. FaheyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.5%21,480
Edward J. WilsonRepublican
34.5%11,304
32,784 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