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1988 election for Connecticut House District 134

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Daniel F. Caruso (R) won with 50.6% of the vote, defeating Sidney S. Postol (D) by 2.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Daniel F. CarusoRepublican · winner
50.6%5,516
Sidney S. PostolDemocrat · incumbent
48.1%5,244
Edward W. SimonIndependent
1.2%131
10,891 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+30.21982D+23.11984D+1.91986R+2.51988R+16.21990R+24.41992

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

The candidates

Daniel F. Caruso (R)Sidney S. Postol (D)

Also on the ballot: Edward W. Simon (Independent), 1.2%