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1982Final results

1982 election for Connecticut Senate District 22

Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut

Howard Owens (D) won with 56.6% of the vote, defeating Dale W. Radcliffe (R) by 14.0 points.

Howard OwensDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.6%17,739
42.6%13,361
Fred RadfordConstitution
0.8%263
31,363 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+8.11976D+23.61978D+10.01980D+14.01982R+0.81984D+14.91986

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

The candidates

Howard Owens (D)Dale W. Radcliffe (R)

Also on the ballot: Fred Radford (Constitution), 0.8%