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1988Final results

1988 election for Connecticut House District 38

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Janet Polinsky (D) won with 97.1% of the vote, defeating Mark Herter (Ind) by 94.1 points.

Janet PolinskyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
97.1%7,503
Mark HerterIndependent
2.9%227
7,730 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+6.11976D+35.41978D+41.41980D+47.11986D+33.51992D+25.51998

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