1986Final results
1986 election for Connecticut House District 131
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Richard Foley (R) won with 61.9% of the vote, defeating Robert D. Lynch (D) by 23.8 points.
Richard FoleyRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.9%4,162
Robert D. LynchDemocrat
38.1%2,561
6,723 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