1988Final results
1988 election for Connecticut House District 31
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Robert D. Bowden (R) won with 63.8% of the vote, defeating J. Patrick Dwyer (D) by 27.5 points.
Robert D. BowdenRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.8%8,521
J. Patrick DwyerDemocrat
36.2%4,843
13,364 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