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1982Final results

1982 election for Connecticut House District 54

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Dorothy C. Goodwin (D) won with 51.3% of the vote, defeating George E. Whitham (R) by 2.6 points.

Dorothy C. GoodwinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.3%2,364
48.7%2,244
4,608 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+28.31976D+35.51978D+26.01980D+2.61982D+7.21984D+30.61986

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