1982Final results
1982 election for Connecticut Senate District 15
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Robert G. Dorr (D) won with 50.5% of the vote, defeating Thomas F. Upson (R) by 4.7 points.
Robert G. DorrDemocrat · winner
50.5%15,231
Thomas F. UpsonRepublican
45.9%13,823
Joel McGuinnessIndependent
3.6%1,093
30,147 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