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1988Final results

1988 election for Connecticut House District 59

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

William Kiner (D) won with 70.2% of the vote, defeating Gloria Dery (R) by 40.5 points.

William KinerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.2%6,611
Gloria DeryRepublican
29.8%2,801
9,412 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+43.01980D+45.21982D+21.91984D+40.51988D+32.01990D+19.91992

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