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1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1986 election for Connecticut House District 99

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Michael P. Lawlor (D) won with 60.7% of the vote, defeating Paul Karbowski (R) by 21.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Michael P. LawlorDemocrat · winner
60.7%4,224
Paul KarbowskiRepublican · incumbent
39.3%2,737
6,961 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+8.71980R+1.31982R+19.51984D+21.41986D+21.51988D+29.91990

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