1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for Connecticut House District 56
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Robert B. Hurd (R) won with 51.3% of the vote, defeating Chester W. Morgan (D) by 2.6 points.
Robert B. HurdRepublican · winner
51.3%3,456
Chester W. MorganDemocrat · incumbent
48.7%3,279
6,735 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