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1982Final results

1982 election for Connecticut Senate District 6

Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut

Joseph H. Harper (D) won with 66.0% of the vote, defeating William M. Buzanoski (R) by 33.4 points.

Joseph H. HarperDemocrat · winner
66.0%17,859
32.6%8,823
Joseph K. PacOther party
1.3%358
27,040 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+0.51976R+12.61978R+31.41980D+33.41982D+14.61984D+39.31986

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

The candidates