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1980 Connecticut U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1980 Connecticut U.S. House District 2 Election?

Samuel Gejdenson won the 1980 Connecticut U.S. House District 2 Election. Samuel Gejdenson received 119,176 popular votes (53.37%). The main challenger was Tony Guglielmo (46.62%).

See the full head-to-head between Gejdenson and Guglielmo

Gejdenson +6.8 pts · won by 15,069 votes
Samuel GejdensonDemocraticWINNER53.37%
119,176 votes
Tony GuglielmoRepublican46.62%
104,107 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.