1982 Connecticut State Treasurer election

February 2026 September 2023 1982 Connecticut State Treasurer election presidential no November 2, 1982 Connecticut 1978 Connecticut State Treasurer election 1978 1986 Connecticut State Treasurer election 1986 120px Henry E. Parker Democratic Party (United States) 564,677 54.7% 3x4.svg John T. Becker Republican Party (United States) 450,674 43.7% 220px| County results 220px Municipality results 220px Congressional district results 1 Parker: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90%Becker: #FFB2B2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% State Treasurer Henry E. Parker Connecticut Democratic Party Henry E. Parker Connecticut Democratic Party The 1982 Connecticut State Treasurer election took place on November 2, 1982, to elect the Connecticut State Treasurer. Incumbent Democratic State Treasurer, Henry E. Parker won re-election to a third term, defeating Republican nominee, John T. Becker, a Greenwich based businessman. Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Henry E. Parker, incumbent state treasurer (1975–1986)Davies Dick 1982-07-22 Democrats Nominate Party Veterans Ridgefield Press https://www.newspapers.com/article/ridgefield-press/204388754/ Republican primary Candidates Nominee John T. Becker, owner of WGCH radio station, former member of the Republican State Central Committee, and former Greenwich town chairman1982-07-25 The Ticket Hartford Courant https://www.newspapers.com/article/hartford-courant/204389011/ Third-party candidates and independent candidates Libertarian Party Nominee Louis Garofalo, insurance salesman and founder of Ridgefield Taxpayers' LeagueReid Macklin 1982-10-28 A Time to Vote Hartford Courant https://www.newspapers.com/article/ridgefield-press/204390298/ Conservative Party Nominee William Krones, professional campaign worker General election Results 1982 Connecticut State Treasurer election1982 Statement of Vote https://ct.elstats2.civera.com/eng/files/serve/166 Connecticut Secretary of the State Democratic Party (United States) Henry E. Parker (Incumbent) 564,677 54.75% -2.60% Republican Party (United States) John T. Becker 450,674 43.70% +1.05% Libertarian Party of Connecticut Louis Garofalo 10,497 1.02% N/A Conservative Party (United States) William Krones 5,440 0.53% N/A Write-in N/A 35 <0.01% N/A 1,031,323 100.0% Connecticut Democratic Party By county Parker won seven of eight counties, while Becker won one. County Henry E. ParkerDemocratic John T. BeckerRepublican Other partiesIndependent Total votes castFairfield114,58245.83%130,96552.38%4,4841.79%250,031Hartford167,45059.94%107,93838.63%4,0001.43%279,388Litchfield29,84650.59%28,20147.81%9451.05%58,992Middlesex26,55156.76%19,32641.32%8991.92%46,776New Haven148,91757.45%106,89541.24%3,4171.32%259,229New London39,67456.32%29,67342.12%1,1001.56%70,447Tolland21,39455.56%16,41342.63%6961.81%38,503 Windham16,26358.24%11,26340.34%3961.42%27,922Total564,67754.75%450,67443.70%15,972Write-in This includes 35 write-in votes, which were not attributed to a specific district/county1.53%1,031,323Write-in Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Fairfield (largest town: Bridgeport) By congressional district Parker won five of the six congressional districts, while Becker won one. One of the five districts won by Parker elected a Republican U.S. Representative. District Henry E. ParkerDemocratic John T. BeckerRepublican Other partiesIndependent Total votes cast Representative # % # % # % 1st 110,020 61.00% 67,719 37.55% 2,611 1.45% 180,350Barbara Kennelly 2nd 92,783 56.58% 68,456 41.75% 2,744 1.67% 163,983 Sam Gejdenson 3rd 98,303 56.00% 75,120 42.80% 2,103 1.20% 175,526 Larry DeNardis (97th Congress) Bruce Morrison (98th Congress) 4th 74,999 47.05% 81,799 51.32% 2,595 1.63% 159,393 Stewart McKinney 5th 88,358 52.63% 76,466 45.54% 3,071 1.83% 167,895 William R. Ratchford 6th 100,214 54.42% 81,114 44.05% 2,813 1.53% 184,141 Toby Moffett (97th Congress) Nancy Johnson (98th Congress)Totals564,67754.75%450,67443.70%16,005Write-in1.53%1,031,323Write-in Notes References Category:1982 Connecticut elections Category:Connecticut State Treasurer elections Category:1982 United States state treasurer elections Category:November 1982 in the United States