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1986Final results

1986 election for Connecticut House District 64

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Joseph N. Ruwet (R) won with 61.3% of the vote, defeating Patsy P. Vandoren (D) by 22.5 points.

Joseph N. RuwetRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.3%4,736
38.7%2,996
7,732 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+14.71980R+1.41982R+30.11984R+22.51986R+12.11988R+4.81990

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