1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for Connecticut House District 12
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
James R. McCavanagh (D) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating Walter H. Joyner (R) by 3.3 points.
James R. McCavanaghDemocrat · winner
51.6%4,201
Walter H. JoynerRepublican · incumbent
48.4%3,933
8,134 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