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1988Final results

1988 election for Connecticut House District 85

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Mary Mushinsky (D) won with 63.5% of the vote, defeating Noma G. Beaumont (R) by 27.1 points.

Mary MushinskyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.5%5,491
36.5%3,151
8,642 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+13.51980D+35.91982D+13.81984D+27.11988D+10.51992D+28.21994

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