1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for Connecticut House District 88
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Charles Karjanis (D) won with 52.0% of the vote, defeating Howard L. Luppi (R) by 3.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Charles KarjanisDemocrat · winner
52.0%4,096
Howard L. LuppiRepublican · incumbent
48.0%3,787
7,883 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