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1982Final results

1982 election for Connecticut House District 51

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Kevin P. Johnston (D) won with 74.1% of the vote, defeating Lawrence J. Marion (Ind) by 49.6 points.

Kevin P. JohnstonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.1%4,379
24.5%1,446
David J. CoutureIndependent
1.4%83
5,908 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+39.01974D+45.21976D+37.51978D+25.21980R+13.41984D+4.41986

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

The candidates