1980Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1980 election for Connecticut House District 88
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Howard L. Luppi (R) won with 59.4% of the vote, defeating Steven R. Rolnick (D) by 18.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Howard L. LuppiRepublican · winner
59.4%6,244
Steven R. RolnickDemocrat
40.6%4,274
10,518 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 1980
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET