1988Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1988 election for Connecticut House District 87
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
William V. Gambardella (D) won with 50.2% of the vote, defeating Paul D. Abercrombie (R) by 0.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
William V. GambardellaDemocrat · winner
50.2%5,235
Paul D. AbercrombieRepublican · incumbent
49.8%5,194
10,429 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