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1984Final results

1984 election for Connecticut House District 5

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Anthony J. Palermino (D) won with 71.0% of the vote, defeating John P. Bednarz Jr. (R) by 41.9 points.

Anthony J. PalerminoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.0%4,940
29.0%2,022
6,962 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+62.71974D+48.81978D+61.61982D+41.91984D+55.31988D+82.12002

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