1980Final results
1980 election for Connecticut Senate District 7
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Cornelius Oleary (D) won with 62.2% of the vote, defeating Barbara F. Chain (R) by 24.5 points.
Cornelius OlearyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.2%22,553
Barbara F. ChainRepublican
37.8%13,687
36,240 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