1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for Connecticut House District 13
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
John W. Thompson (D) won with 58.6% of the vote, defeating Elsie L. Swensson (R) by 18.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
John W. ThompsonDemocrat · winner
58.6%4,052
Elsie L. SwenssonRepublican · incumbent
40.2%2,774
Edward J. WilsonIndependent
1.2%83
6,909 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