1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for Connecticut House District 117
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Arthur C. Gilbert (D) won with 50.5% of the vote, defeating Raymond Collins (R) by 0.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Arthur C. GilbertDemocrat · winner
50.5%3,981
Raymond CollinsRepublican · incumbent
49.5%3,907
7,888 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET