1988Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1988 election for Connecticut House District 62
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Joel D. Gordes (D) won with 59.2% of the vote, defeating Richard L. Calder (R) by 21.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Joel D. GordesDemocrat · winner
59.2%6,701
Richard L. CalderRepublican
37.7%4,265
Mary A. WalscheIndependent
3.1%348
11,314 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