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1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1986 election for Connecticut House District 90

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Mary G. Fritz (D) won with 58.5% of the vote, defeating Carleton J. Benson (R) by 17.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Mary G. FritzDemocrat · winner
58.5%4,131
Carleton J. BensonRepublican · incumbent
41.5%2,931
7,062 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+24.91980D+1.51982R+4.21984D+17.01986D+12.61988D+20.21990

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