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1988Final results

1988 election for Connecticut House District 73

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Joan Hartley (D) won with 66.0% of the vote, defeating Frank F. Barbino (R) by 32.1 points.

Joan HartleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.0%5,805
34.0%2,987
8,792 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

EvenR+2.11982Even1984D+24.01986D+32.11988D+9.11990D+29.61992

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