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1988Final results

1988 election for Connecticut House District 7

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Annette Wheeler Carter (D) won with 89.7% of the vote, defeating Alana P. Gayle (R) by 79.4 points.

Annette Wheeler CarterDemocrat · winner
89.7%4,031
Alana P. GayleRepublican
10.3%462
4,493 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+67.01972D+80.71984D+79.41988D+84.52002D+87.02006D+94.12012

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