1982Final results
1982 election for Connecticut House District 17
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Beatrice K. Murdock (R) won with 94.1% of the vote, defeating James J. Mabe (Ind) by 88.2 points.
Beatrice K. MurdockRepublican · winner · incumbent
94.1%6,587
James J. MabeIndependent
5.9%413
7,000 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