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1982Final results

1982 election for Connecticut House District 28

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Robert G. Gilligan (D) won with 56.1% of the vote, defeating T. R. Paulding Jr. (R) by 12.6 points.

Robert G. GilliganDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.1%5,641
43.5%4,374
Wayne P. HillLibertarian
0.5%47
10,062 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+13.01976D+18.41978D+17.41980D+12.61982D+10.21984D+13.41992

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

The candidates