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1984 election for Connecticut House District 82

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Richard P. Antonetti (R) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating Thomas P. Gaffey (D) by 0.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Richard P. AntonettiRepublican · winner
50.3%4,078
49.7%4,027
8,105 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+10.81978D+8.01980D+38.51982R+0.61984D+13.61986D+26.01988

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