1988Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1988 election for Connecticut House District 9
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Paul R. Munns (R) won with 55.1% of the vote, defeating Donald Bates (D) by 10.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Paul R. MunnsRepublican · winner
55.1%5,449
Donald BatesDemocrat · incumbent
44.9%4,434
9,883 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