1980 Senate elections · Connecticut history
Connecticut U.S. Senate election 1980
Christopher J. Dodd DEM +13.4 · Class III seat · held 11/4/80
- Votes counted
- 1,356,075
- Margin
- 13.4 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
- President in CT
- R+9.6same year
General election 11/4/80
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher J. Dodd Won | DEM | 763,969 | 56.34% | |
| James L. Buckley | REP | 581,884 | 42.91% | |
| Gerard G. Brennan | LIB | 5,336 | 0.39% | |
| Louis Zemel | CIT | 4,772 | 0.35% | |
| Write-in | — | 114 | 0.01% | |
| Total | 1,356,075 | |||
Official source: data
Other Connecticut Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Christopher S. Murphy | 16.1 |
| 2022 | Class III | Richard Blumenthal | 13.1 |
| 2018 | Class I | Christopher S. Murphy | 17.5 |
| 2016 | Class III | Richard Blumenthal | 23.1 |
| 2012 | Class I | Christopher S. Murphy | 12.5 |
| 2010 | Class III | Richard Blumenthal | 9.3 |
| 2006 | Class I | Joseph I. Lieberman | 10.0 |
| 2004 | Class III | Christopher J. Dodd | 34.2 |
| 2000 | Class I | Joseph I. Lieberman | 29.0 |
| 1998 | Class III | Christopher J. Dodd | 32.8 |
| 1994 | Class I | Joseph I. Lieberman | 10.1 |
| 1992 | Class III | Christopher J. Dodd | 0.4 |
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Questions and answers
Who won the 1980 Connecticut Senate race?
Christopher J. Dodd (DEM) won with 56.3% of the vote, ahead of James L. Buckley (42.9%), a margin of 13.4 points.
Did the Connecticut Senate seat change party in 1980?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 1980 Connecticut Senate race?
1,356,075 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.