1982Final results
1982 election for Connecticut House District 1
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Eric D. Coleman (D) won with 57.4% of the vote, defeating Sam Reed (R) by 14.8 points.
Eric D. ColemanDemocrat · winner
57.4%3,224
Sam ReedRepublican
42.6%2,395
5,619 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 1982
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET