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1988Final results

1988 election for Connecticut House District 13

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

John W. Thompson (D) won with 57.5% of the vote, defeating Susan M. Buckno (R) by 14.9 points.

John W. ThompsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.5%5,339
Susan M. BucknoRepublican
42.5%3,952
9,291 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

EvenR+1.11982R+0.11984D+18.51986D+14.91988D+21.21990D+27.91992

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