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1986Final results

1986 election for Connecticut House District 97

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Robert J. Hauser (D) won with 72.1% of the vote, defeating Kristina H. Longyear (R) by 44.2 points.

Robert J. HauserDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.1%4,800
27.9%1,859
6,659 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

EvenD+3.31980D+37.21982D+12.71984D+44.21986D+34.91988D+26.91990

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