1980Final results
1980 election for Connecticut Senate District 31
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Steven C. Casey (D) won with 63.2% of the vote, defeating Joseph Pugliese (R) by 26.4 points.
Steven C. CaseyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.2%22,489
Joseph PuglieseRepublican
36.8%13,089
35,578 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