1982Final results
1982 election for Connecticut House District 44
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Richard A. Gosselin (D) won with 59.8% of the vote, defeating Joseph D. Taverna (R) by 19.6 points.
Richard A. GosselinDemocrat · winner
59.8%3,451
Joseph D. TavernaRepublican
40.2%2,318
5,769 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