1984Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1984 election for Connecticut House District 40
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Philip H. Tuthill (R) won with 51.2% of the vote, defeating Betsy Burghardt Gibson (D) by 2.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Philip H. TuthillRepublican · winner
51.2%3,685
Betsy Burghardt GibsonDemocrat · incumbent
48.8%3,506
7,191 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 1984
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET