1980Final results
1980 election for Connecticut Senate District 5
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Clifton A. Leonhardt (D) won with 50.1% of the vote, defeating Charles R. Matties (R) by 0.2 points.
Clifton A. LeonhardtDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.1%24,200
Charles R. MattiesRepublican
49.9%24,114
48,314 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