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1988Final results

1988 election for Connecticut House District 97

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Robert J. Hauser (D) won with 62.2% of the vote, defeating Anthony Ventura (R) by 34.9 points.

Robert J. HauserDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.2%4,945
Anthony VenturaRepublican
27.3%2,171
Pamela SafferOther party
10.5%835
7,951 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+37.21982D+12.71984D+44.21986D+34.91988D+26.91990R+13.21992

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