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1982 Connecticut U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1982 Connecticut U.S. House District 3 Election?

Bruce Morrison won the 1982 Connecticut U.S. House District 3 Election. Bruce Morrison received 90,638 popular votes (49.95%). The main challenger was Lawrence J. DeNardis (49.02%).

See the full head-to-head between Morrison and DeNardis

Morrison +0.9 pts · won by 1,687 votes
Bruce MorrisonDemocraticWINNER49.95%
90,638 votes
Lawrence J. DeNardisRepublican49.02%
88,951 votes
Michael R. CohenLibertarian0.64%
1,164 votes
Joelle R. Fishmancommunist0.38%
696 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.