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1982Final results

1982 election for Connecticut House District 89

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

David O. Thorp (R) won with 56.6% of the vote, defeating Thomas W. Hackett (D) by 13.3 points.

David O. ThorpRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.6%4,506
43.4%3,451
7,957 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+16.91978R+22.91980 special electionR+23.11980R+13.31982R+18.61984R+15.81986

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