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1986Final results

1986 election for Connecticut House District 141

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Ralph E. Vannorstrand (R) won with 72.3% of the vote, defeating Edmund F. Schmidt (D) by 44.6 points.

Ralph E. VannorstrandRepublican · winner · incumbent
72.3%5,095
27.7%1,951
7,046 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+36.91976 special electionR+36.51976R+65.71984R+44.61986R+15.91992R+35.31998

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