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1994Final results

1994 election for Connecticut House District 86

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Robert M. Ward (R) won with 65.7% of the vote, defeating Paul Burns (D) by 31.4 points.

Robert M. WardRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.7%4,321
Paul BurnsDemocrat
34.3%2,255
6,576 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

EvenR+16.81988R+40.11990R+25.71992R+31.41994R+34.41998R+14.02004

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