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1988Final results

1988 election for Connecticut House District 65

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

George P. Avitabile (R) won with 56.2% of the vote, defeating Gerald Reis (D) by 12.5 points.

George P. AvitabileRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.2%4,744
Gerald ReisDemocrat
43.8%3,691
8,435 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+14.51982R+9.51984R+5.21986R+12.51988R+11.71990R+22.91992

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