1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Connecticut House District 88
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
John P. McManus (D) won with 57.3% of the vote, defeating Francis J. Meskill (R) by 14.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
John P. McManusDemocrat · winner
57.3%4,991
Francis J. MeskillRepublican · incumbent
42.7%3,715
8,706 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1974
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET