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1988Final results

1988 election for Connecticut House District 2

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Thomas D. Ritter (D) won with 85.6% of the vote, defeating Linda Hortonjarvis (R) by 71.2 points.

Thomas D. RitterDemocrat · winner · incumbent
85.6%4,864
14.4%817
5,681 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+48.11978D+59.61982D+39.31984D+71.21988D+75.41992D+79.71994

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