1982Final results
1982 election for Connecticut House District 40
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Betsy Burghardt Gibson (D) won with 66.3% of the vote, defeating Wladimir K. Hagelin (R) by 32.6 points.
Betsy Burghardt GibsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.3%3,378
Wladimir K. HagelinRepublican
33.7%1,718
5,096 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