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1986 election for Connecticut House District 48

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Andrew McCall Norton (R) won with 50.6% of the vote, defeating Joseph T. Ploszaj (D) by 1.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Andrew McCall NortonRepublican · winner
50.6%3,579
49.4%3,497
7,076 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+16.31980D+2.01982D+10.61984R+1.21986R+25.11988R+33.91990

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