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1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1986 election for Connecticut House District 102

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Stephen P. Hanchuruck (D) won with 51.2% of the vote, defeating Peggy Beckettrinker (R) by 2.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Stephen P. HanchuruckDemocrat · winner
51.2%4,028
Peggy BeckettrinkerRepublican · incumbent
48.8%3,844
7,872 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 1986

Races before and after

EvenD+11.61980R+11.41982R+32.31984D+2.31986D+0.21988D+1.61990

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