1994Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1994 election for Connecticut House District 83
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
James W. Abrams (D) won with 52.1% of the vote, defeating James A. Tavegia (R) by 4.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
James W. AbramsDemocrat · winner
52.1%3,642
James A. TavegiaRepublican · incumbent
47.9%3,352
6,994 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 1994
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET