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1998Final results

1998 election for Connecticut House District 86

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Robert M. Ward (R) won with 67.2% of the vote, defeating Peter Serletti (D) by 34.4 points.

Robert M. WardRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.2%4,126
32.8%2,016
6,142 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+40.11990R+25.71992R+31.41994R+34.41998R+14.02004R+1.72006

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