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1980Final results

1980 election for Connecticut Senate District 32

Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut

William F. Rogers III (R) won with 63.2% of the vote, defeating Sean Butterly (D) by 26.3 points.

William F. Rogers IIIRepublican · winner
63.2%29,604
36.8%17,261
46,865 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

EvenR+5.01974R+26.31976R+8.21978R+26.31980R+20.41982R+47.41984

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET