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1988Final results

1988 election for Connecticut House District 98

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Francis X. Oneill (R) won with 62.7% of the vote, defeating Joseph J. Arnold (D) by 25.4 points.

Francis X. OneillRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.7%6,941
37.3%4,130
11,071 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

EvenR+5.61982R+21.31984R+21.61986R+25.41988D+2.41990D+9.81992

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