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1984 election for Connecticut House District 51

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Theodore A. Gagne Jr. (R) won with 56.7% of the vote, defeating Brian J. Kennedy (D) by 13.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Theodore A. Gagne Jr.Republican · winner
56.7%5,237
43.3%4,000
9,237 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+45.21976D+37.51978D+25.21980R+13.41984D+4.41986D+8.11988

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