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1988Final results

1988 election for Connecticut House District 53

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Nancy Wyman (D) won with 73.9% of the vote, defeating Karen M. Carlberg (R) by 47.8 points.

Nancy WymanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.9%7,713
26.1%2,727
10,440 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+21.31982D+7.41984D+28.11986D+47.81988D+35.71990D+0.31992

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