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1982Final results

1982 election for Connecticut House District 18

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Joan R. Kemler (D) won with 61.9% of the vote, defeating Arthur E. Fay (R) by 23.7 points.

Joan R. KemlerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.9%6,369
Arthur E. FayRepublican
38.1%3,927
10,296 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

EvenD+5.21976D+33.41978D+30.41980D+23.71982D+0.21984D+16.61986

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET