1984Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
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
Thomas P. GaffeyDemocrat
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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET