1988Final results
1988 election for Connecticut House District 89
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
David O. Thorp (R) won with 64.2% of the vote, defeating Arthur Hostage (D) by 28.3 points.
David O. ThorpRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.2%7,265
Arthur HostageDemocrat
35.8%4,058
11,323 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