1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for Connecticut House District 68
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Sean Butterly (D) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating Herbert A. Darling (R) by 6.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Sean ButterlyDemocrat · winner
53.0%3,996
Herbert A. DarlingRepublican · incumbent
47.0%3,539
7,535 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