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1990Final results

1990 election for Connecticut House District 59

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

William Kiner (D) won with 65.4% of the vote, defeating John Kissel (R) by 32.0 points.

William KinerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.4%4,836
John KisselRepublican
33.5%2,473
1.1%83
7,392 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

EvenD+45.21982D+21.91984D+40.51988D+32.01990D+19.91992D+28.91994

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

The candidates

William Kiner (D)John Kissel (R)

Also on the ballot: Richard W. Loomis (Libertarian), 1.1%