1982Final results
1982 election for Connecticut Senate District 4
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Carl A. Zinsser (R) won with 50.6% of the vote, defeating Stephen T. Penny (D) by 1.2 points.
Carl A. ZinsserRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.6%17,429
Stephen T. PennyDemocrat
49.4%17,024
34,453 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