1980Final results
1980 election for Connecticut Senate District 33
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Frederick Knous (D) won with 50.6% of the vote, defeating Douglas E. Smart (R) by 1.2 points.
Frederick KnousDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.6%23,119
Douglas E. SmartRepublican
49.4%22,575
45,694 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