1982Final results
1982 election for Connecticut House District 147
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Christopher Shays (R) won with 73.0% of the vote, defeating Benjamin Fine (D) by 45.9 points.
Christopher ShaysRepublican · winner · incumbent
73.0%5,737
Benjamin FineDemocrat
27.0%2,126
7,863 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