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1988Final results

1988 election for Connecticut House District 140

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Douglas C. Mintz (D) won with 61.0% of the vote, defeating Janet Marsico Mills (R) by 22.7 points.

Douglas C. MintzDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.0%4,117
38.2%2,581
David SolanIndependent
0.8%56
6,754 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+23.81982R+11.41984D+24.11986D+22.71988D+28.41990D+30.81992

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

The candidates

Douglas C. Mintz (D)Janet Marsico Mills (R)

Also on the ballot: David Solan (Independent), 0.8%