1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for Connecticut House District 51
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Geri W. Langlois (D) won with 52.2% of the vote, defeating Theodore A. Gagne Jr. (R) by 4.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Geri W. LangloisDemocrat · winner
52.2%3,590
Theodore A. Gagne Jr.Republican · incumbent
47.8%3,288
6,878 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