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1988Final results

1988 election for Connecticut House District 44

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Richard A. Gosselin (D) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating Geraldine Elliott (R) by 6.0 points.

Richard A. GosselinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.0%3,765
47.0%3,340
7,105 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+19.61982R+0.11984D+20.71986D+6.01988R+0.61990R+8.11992

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