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1988Final results

1988 election for Connecticut House District 1

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Eric D. Coleman (D) won with 73.7% of the vote, defeating Robert H. Lutts (R) by 47.4 points.

Eric D. ColemanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.7%4,246
Robert H. LuttsRepublican
26.3%1,515
5,761 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 1988

Races before and after

EvenD+50.11980D+14.81982D+37.61984D+47.41988D+35.81990D+56.51994

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