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1986Final results

1986 election for Connecticut House District 143

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Leslie T. Young (R) won with 76.4% of the vote, defeating George F. Cody (D) by 52.8 points.

Leslie T. YoungRepublican · winner · incumbent
76.4%5,501
23.6%1,701
7,202 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+12.61978R+39.01980R+53.31982R+52.81986R+33.71996R+23.02004

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