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1988Final results

1988 election for Connecticut House District 46

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Peter A. Nystrom (R) won with 72.8% of the vote, defeating Richard J. Perry (D) by 45.6 points.

Peter A. NystromRepublican · winner · incumbent
72.8%5,246
27.2%1,961
7,207 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+14.31982R+5.91984R+2.41986R+45.61988R+33.91990R+15.41992

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