1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for Connecticut House District 71
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Doreen M. Delbianco (D) won with 50.8% of the vote, defeating Norma L. Cappelletti (R) by 1.7 points.
Doreen M. DelbiancoDemocrat · winner
50.8%4,180
Norma L. CappellettiRepublican · incumbent
49.2%4,043
8,223 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