1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for Connecticut House District 116
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Joseph A. Adamo (D) won with 56.5% of the vote, defeating Borden P. Steeves (R) by 13.0 points.
Joseph A. AdamoDemocrat · winner
56.5%3,378
Borden P. SteevesRepublican · incumbent
43.5%2,599
5,977 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