1988Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1988 election for Connecticut House District 119
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Pete Smith (D) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating James McCarthy Jr. (R) by 6.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Pete SmithDemocrat · winner
53.0%4,315
James McCarthy Jr.Republican
47.0%3,828
8,143 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET