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1990Final results

1990 election for Connecticut House District 147

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Chris Burnham (R) won with 79.7% of the vote, defeating Sid Sholmar (D) by 59.4 points.

Chris BurnhamRepublican · winner · incumbent
79.7%6,187
Sid SholmarDemocrat
20.3%1,576
7,763 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 1990

Races before and after

EvenR+46.41978R+45.91982R+30.81988R+59.41990R+35.21996R+4.22002

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