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)
Republican primary Candidates Nominee John T. Becker, owner of WGCH radio station, former member of the Republican State Central Committee, and former Greenwich town chairman
Third-party candidates and independent candidates
Libertarian Party Nominee Louis Garofalo, insurance salesman and founder of Ridgefield Taxpayers' League
Conservative Party Nominee William Krones, professional campaign worker
General election Results
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%15,9721.53%1,031,323
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%16,0051.53%1,031,323
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