1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for Connecticut House District 40
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Jay B. Levin (D) won with 58.5% of the vote, defeating Philip H. Tuthill (R) by 17.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Jay B. LevinDemocrat · winner
58.5%2,874
Philip H. TuthillRepublican · incumbent
41.5%2,040
4,914 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