DemocratNot in office · last served 1990Last on a ballot: Nov 1988
Richard A. Gosselin
Last held office: Connecticut House of Representatives, District 44 (1986–1990). Ran in 6 elections between 1968 and 1988, winning 5.
Last office: Connecticut House of Representatives, District 44
- Last margin
- +6.0
- Won 1988
- Elections
- 6
- 1968–1988
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Gosselin was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Connecticut House of Representatives, District 57Connecticut House of Representatives, District 44Connecticut House of Representatives, District 44
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Gosselin has run
Margin: how far Gosselin finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Connecticut House of Representatives, District 44 | General | Won | Geraldine Elliott (R) | 53% | D+6.0 |
| 1986 | Connecticut House of Representatives, District 44 | General | Won | Geraldine Elliott (R) | 60.3% | D+20.7 |
| 1984 | Connecticut House of Representatives, District 44 | General | Lost | Geraldine Elliott (R) | 50% | R+0.1 |
| 1982 | Connecticut House of Representatives, District 44 | General | Won | Joseph D. Taverna (R) | 59.8% | D+19.6 |
| 1970 | Connecticut House of Representatives, District 57 | General | Won | Ralph G. Ingalls (R) | 58.3% | D+16.6 |
| 1968 | Connecticut House of Representatives, District 57 | General | Won | Eric Eskelinen (R) | 61.5% | D+23.0 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Gosselin has held
- Connecticut House of Representatives, District 44 · 1986–1990
- Connecticut House of Representatives, District 44 · 1982–1984
- Connecticut House of Representatives, District 57 · 1968–1972
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Gosselin has run against
- Geraldine Elliott (R) · 1988 election, won
- Joseph D. Taverna (R) · 1982 election, won
- Ralph G. Ingalls (R) · 1970 election, won
- Eric Eskelinen (R) · 1968 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive