1982Final results
1982 election for Connecticut Senate District 19
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
James J. Murphy (D) won with 64.4% of the vote, defeating Peter J. Reenstra (R) by 28.9 points.
James J. MurphyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.4%17,150
Peter J. ReenstraRepublican
35.6%9,461
26,611 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