1988Final results
1988 election for Connecticut House District 56
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Joe Courtney (D) won with 64.1% of the vote, defeating Juanita L. Bair (R) by 28.1 points.
Joe CourtneyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.1%5,675
Juanita L. BairRepublican
35.9%3,184
8,859 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