1980 United States Senate election in Connecticut
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County results Municipality results Dodd: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Buckley: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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The 1980 United States Senate election in Connecticut took place on November 4, 1980, alongside other elections to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Abraham Ribicoff decided to retire. The open seat was won by Democratic Representative Chris Dodd, son of former Senator Thomas J. Dodd.
Republican primary
Candidates
- Richard Bozzuto, State Senator from Watertown[1]
- James Buckley, former U.S. Senator from New York
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | James L. Buckley | 64,962 | 56.46% | |
Republican | Richard C. Bozzuto | 50,096 | 43.54% | |
Total votes | 115,058 | 100.00% |
General election
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Chris Dodd | 763,969 | 56.34% | ||
Republican | James Buckley | 581,884 | 42.91% | ||
Libertarian | Jerry Brennan | 5,336 | 0.39% | ||
Concerned Citizens | Andrew J. Zemel | 4,772 | 0.35% | ||
Write-in | All others | 114 | 0.01% | ||
Total votes | 1,356,075 | 100.00% | |||
Democratic hold |