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1998Final results

1998 election for Connecticut House District 68

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Brian J. Flaherty (R) won with 77.9% of the vote, defeating Denise Russ (D) by 55.8 points.

Brian J. FlahertyRepublican · winner · incumbent
77.9%6,082
Denise RussDemocrat
22.1%1,725
7,807 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 1998

Races before and after

EvenR+43.11990R+43.51992R+45.11996R+55.81998R+54.82000R+38.72002

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