1982Final results
1982 election for Connecticut House District 85
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Mary Mushinsky (D) won with 67.9% of the vote, defeating Ralston Dunne (R) by 35.9 points.
Mary MushinskyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.9%4,631
Ralston DunneRepublican
32.1%2,185
6,816 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