1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for Connecticut House District 47
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Shaun McNally (D) won with 56.2% of the vote, defeating Peter V. Cuprak (R) by 12.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Shaun McNallyDemocrat · winner
56.2%3,176
Peter V. CuprakRepublican · incumbent
43.8%2,479
5,655 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