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1986 election for Connecticut House District 111

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Barbara M. Ireland (D) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating Janet L. Johns (R) by 6.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Barbara M. IrelandDemocrat · winner
53.0%3,622
Janet L. JohnsRepublican
47.0%3,213
6,835 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+31.81976R+37.21978R+42.11982D+6.01986D+15.21988D+13.01990

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