1986Final results
1986 election for Connecticut House District 9
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Donald Bates (D) won with 53.3% of the vote, defeating Paul R. Munns (R) by 6.5 points.
Donald BatesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.3%3,914
Paul R. MunnsRepublican
46.7%3,434
7,348 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