1982Final results
1982 election for Connecticut House District 9
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Donald Bates (D) won with 63.8% of the vote, defeating Robert A. Forrest (R) by 27.6 points.
Donald BatesDemocrat · winner
63.8%4,717
Robert A. ForrestRepublican
36.2%2,674
7,391 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