1980Final results
1980 election for Connecticut Senate District 35
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Michael J. Skelley (D) won with 53.5% of the vote, defeating Claire H. Frier (R) by 7.0 points.
Michael J. SkelleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.5%22,342
Claire H. FrierRepublican
46.5%19,419
41,761 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