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1986Final results

1986 election for Connecticut House District 16

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

James T. Fleming (R) won with 63.4% of the vote, defeating Michael H. Lanza (D) by 26.8 points.

James T. FlemingRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.4%5,594
36.6%3,230
8,824 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+35.81980R+27.11982R+53.71984R+26.81986R+46.71988R+33.51990

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