1980Final results
1980 election for Connecticut Senate District 6
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Nancy Johnson (R) won with 65.7% of the vote, defeating John V. Zisk Jr. (D) by 31.4 points.
Nancy JohnsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.7%18,154
John V. Zisk Jr.Democrat
34.3%9,475
27,629 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