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1984Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1984 election for Connecticut House District 79

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Craig P. Taylor (R) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating Salvatore Micucci (D) by 0.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Craig P. TaylorRepublican · winner
50.3%4,150
Salvatore MicucciDemocrat · incumbent
49.7%4,106
8,256 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+27.31978R+7.81980D+3.21982R+0.51984R+0.81986R+5.31988

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