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1982Final results

1982 election for Connecticut Senate District 21

Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut

George L. Gunther (R) won with 63.7% of the vote, defeating Virginia M. Chittem (D) by 27.4 points.

George L. GuntherRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.7%19,454
36.3%11,097
30,551 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+33.41976R+26.31978R+27.41980R+27.41982R+46.91984R+21.81986

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