DemocratNot in office · last served 1984Last on a ballot: Nov 1984
Betsy Burghardt Gibson
Last held office: Connecticut House of Representatives, District 40 (1980–1984). Ran in 3 elections between 1980 and 1984, winning 2.
Last office: Connecticut House of Representatives, District 40
- Last margin
- −2.5
- Lost 1984
- Elections
- 3
- 1980–1984
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Gibson was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Connecticut House of Representatives, District 40
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Gibson has run
Margin: how far Gibson finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Connecticut House of Representatives, District 40 | General | Lost | Philip H. Tuthill (R) | 48.8% | R+2.5 |
| 1982 | Connecticut House of Representatives, District 40 | General | Won | Wladimir K. Hagelin (R) | 66.3% | D+32.6 |
| 1980 | Connecticut House of Representatives, District 40 | General | Won | Sarah E. McGirr (R) | 58.5% | D+17.0 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Gibson has held
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Gibson has run against
- Philip H. Tuthill (R) · 1984 election, lost
- Wladimir K. Hagelin (R) · 1982 election, won
- Sarah E. McGirr (R) · 1980 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive