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1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1986 election for Connecticut House District 105

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

John W. Betkoski III (D) won with 50.4% of the vote, defeating George P. Bassing (R) by 0.8 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

John W. Betkoski IIIDemocrat · winner
50.4%3,390
George P. BassingRepublican · incumbent
49.6%3,335
6,725 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

EvenR+32.41980R+3.41982R+19.01984D+0.81986D+18.91988D+29.51990

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