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1980 Connecticut U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1980 Connecticut U.S. House District 6 Election?

Anthony Toby Moffett won the 1980 Connecticut U.S. House District 6 Election. Anthony Toby Moffett received 142,685 popular votes (58.95%). The main challenger was Nicholas Schaus (40.63%).

See the full head-to-head between Moffett and Schaus

Moffett +18.3 pts · won by 44,354 votes
Anthony Toby MoffettDemocraticWINNER58.95%
142,685 votes
Nicholas SchausRepublican40.63%
98,331 votes
Louis J. MariettaIndependent0.41%
995 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.