1988Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1988 election for Connecticut House District 17
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Jessie G. Stratton (D) won with 56.1% of the vote, defeating Joseph T. Oconnor (R) by 12.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Jessie G. StrattonDemocrat · winner
56.1%7,519
Joseph T. OconnorRepublican
43.9%5,877
13,396 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