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