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1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1986 election for Connecticut House District 82

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Thomas S. Luby (D) won with 56.8% of the vote, defeating Richard P. Antonetti (R) by 13.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Thomas S. LubyDemocrat · winner
56.8%3,350
Richard P. AntonettiRepublican · incumbent
43.2%2,547
5,897 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

EvenD+8.01980D+38.51982R+0.61984D+13.61986D+26.01988D+17.11990

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