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1988Final results

1988 election for Connecticut House District 147

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Chris Burnham (R) won with 65.4% of the vote, defeating Maria Nakian (D) by 30.8 points.

Chris BurnhamRepublican · winner
65.4%7,288
Maria NakianDemocrat
34.6%3,854
11,142 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+44.61976R+46.41978R+45.91982R+30.81988R+59.41990R+35.21996

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