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1986Final results

1986 election for Connecticut House District 87

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Paul D. Abercrombie (R) won with 52.1% of the vote, defeating Sally J. Buemi (D) by 4.3 points.

Paul D. AbercrombieRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.1%4,110
47.9%3,772
7,882 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+20.01980R+5.21982R+15.01984R+4.31986D+0.41988D+13.71990

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