1984Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1984 election for Connecticut House District 86
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Robert M. Ward (R) won with 60.6% of the vote, defeating Timothy P. Ryan (D) by 21.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Robert M. WardRepublican · winner
60.6%5,600
Timothy P. RyanDemocrat · incumbent
39.4%3,642
9,242 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