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1982Final results

1982 election for Connecticut House District 82

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Robert C. Sorensen (D) won with 69.3% of the vote, defeating Philip E. Stern (R) by 38.5 points.

Robert C. SorensenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.3%4,326
Philip E. SternRepublican
30.7%1,920
6,246 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

EvenR+0.11976D+10.81978D+8.01980D+38.51982R+0.61984D+13.61986

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