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1984 election for Connecticut House District 104

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Tom Dudchik (R) won with 51.0% of the vote, defeating John T. Bennett (D) by 6.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Tom DudchikRepublican · winner
51.0%4,635
John T. BennettDemocrat · incumbent
44.1%4,014
4.9%446
9,095 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 1984

Races before and after

EvenD+22.11978D+23.41980D+7.91982R+6.81984D+20.81986D+51.31988

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

The candidates

Tom Dudchik (R)John T. Bennett (D)

Also on the ballot: James W. Petruzzello (Independent), 4.9%