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2000Final results

2000 election for Connecticut House District 81

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Christopher Murphy (D) won with 68.2% of the vote, defeating Barbara Morelli (R) by 36.4 points.

Christopher MurphyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.2%7,016
Barbara MorelliRepublican
31.8%3,268
10,284 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 2000

Races before and after

EvenR+33.31994R+18.41996D+10.11998D+36.42000D+3.62002D+39.12006

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