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1982Final results

1982 election for Connecticut Senate District 20

Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut

Richard F. Schneller (D) won with 60.3% of the vote, defeating Henry J. Wyatt (R) by 20.6 points.

Richard F. SchnellerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.3%18,214
Henry J. WyattRepublican
39.7%11,998
30,212 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

EvenD+15.11976D+31.81978D+12.11980D+20.61982R+2.11984D+13.61986

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