1976Final results
1976 election for Connecticut House District 86
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Dorothy McCluskey (D) won with 54.8% of the vote, defeating William Hutchinson (R) by 10.6 points.
Dorothy McCluskeyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.8%5,455
William HutchinsonRepublican
44.2%4,401
Evelyn C. SharpIndependent
1.0%100
9,956 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 1976
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET