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1982Final results

1982 election for Connecticut House District 86

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Timothy P. Ryan (D) won with 54.3% of the vote, defeating Robert M. Ward (R) by 8.7 points.

Timothy P. RyanDemocrat · winner
54.3%3,636
Robert M. WardRepublican
45.7%3,054
6,690 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 1982

Races before and after

EvenD+10.61976D+34.01978D+12.21980D+8.71982R+21.21984R+1.21986

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET