1988 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut

1988 Connecticut's 2nd congressional district election
← 1986 1990 →
Turnout	82.0%
	Municipality results; Gejdenson 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% ; Carberry 50–60%
U.S. Representative before election; Sam Gejdenson; Democratic	Elected U.S. Representative ; Sam Gejdenson; Democratic

1988 Connecticut's 1st congressional district election
← 1986 1990 →
Turnout	81.6%
	Municipality results; Kennelly 70–80% 80-90%
U.S. Representative before election; Barbara B. Kennelly; Democratic	Elected U.S. Representative ; Barbara B. Kennelly; Democratic

1988 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut
← 1986 November 8, 1988 1990 →
All 6 Connecticut seats to the United States House of Representatives
Turnout	81.4%
Republican 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80-90%	Democratic 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%

The 1988 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut were held on November 8, 1988, to elect the six members of the U.S. House, one from each of the state's congressional districts,^[2] to represent Connecticut in the 101st Congress. These elections coincided with the 1988 U.S. presidential election and a U.S. Senate election, as well as elections to the General Assembly.

As no district changed partisan control, the Republicans and Democrats retained the 3–3 split in the state's congressional delegation.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut, 1988^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Republican	676,817	50.48%	3	0
	Democratic	660,360	49.26%	3	0
	War Against AIDS	2,379	0.18%	0	0
	Independent	1,054	0.08%	0	0
Totals		1,340,610	100.00%	6	—

Popular vote

Republican			50.48%
Democratic			49.26%

House seats

Republican			50.0%
Democratic			50.0%

District 1

Incumbent Democrat Barbara B. Kennelly, who was originally elected in a 1982 special election, defeated Republican nominee Mario Robles Jr., a nuclear safety expert from Windsor.

Results

1988 Connecticut's 1st congressional district election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Barbara B. Kennelly (incumbent)	176,463	77.24%
	Republican	Mario Robles Jr.	51,985	22.76%
Total votes			228,448	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 2

Incumbent Democrat Sam Gejdenson, originally elected in 1980, defeated Republican nominee Glenn T. Carberry, an attorney from Norwich.^[7]

Results

1988 Connecticut's 2nd congressional district election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sam Gejdenson (incumbent)	143,326	63.62%
	Republican	Glenn Carberry	81,965	36.38%
Total votes			225,291	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 3

1988 Connecticut's 3rd congressional district election

← 1986

1990 →

Turnout

78.6%^[1]


Nominee	Bruce Morrison	Gerard B. Patton
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	147,394	74,275
Percentage	66.49%	33.51%

Municipality results
Morrison

50–60%

60–70%

70–80%

80-90%

U.S. Representative before election

Bruce Morrison
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Bruce Morrison
Democratic

Incumbent Democratic congressman Bruce Morrison, originally elected in 1982, defeated Gerard B. Patton, a state representative from the 119th district.^[8]

Results

1988 Connecticut's 3rd congressional district election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bruce Morrison (incumbent)	147,394	66.49%
	Republican	Gerard B. Patton	74,275	33.51%
Total votes			221,669	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 4

1988 Connecticut's 4th congressional district election

← 1987 (special)

1990 →

Turnout

80.4%^[1]


Nominee	Chris Shays	Roger Pearson
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	147,843	55,751
Percentage	71.78%	27.07%

U.S. Representative before election

Chris Shays
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Chris Shays
Republican

Incumbent Republican Chris Shays, originally elected in 1987, defeated Democratic nominee Roger Pearson, the former First Selectman of Greenwich.^[9]

Democratic primary

The Democratic convention met on August 1, 1988, at Bridgeport city hall to select the nominee for the 4th district. Roger Pearson, the former First selectman of Greenwich, won a majority of delegate votes on the first ballot, defeating two other candidates. One of the candidates, Carl Shanahan scored above the 20% threshold needed to wage a primary but decided against it. This was the only contested congressional nomination this cycle.^[10]^[11]

Nominee

Roger J. Pearson, former First Selectman of Greenwich (1983–1985)

Defeated at convention

W. Carl Shanahan Jr., cable television executive from Stamford
John C. Loeser, IBM executive from Stamford

Convention

August 1 Democratic convention^[12]
Candidate	Round 1
Candidate	Votes	%
Roger Pearson	107	55.7%
W. Carl Shanahan Jr.	79	41.2%
John Loeser	6	3.1%
Inactive Ballots	0 ballots

General election

Results

1988 Connecticut's 4th congressional district election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chris Shays (incumbent)	147,843	71.78%
	Democratic	Roger Pearson	55,751	27.07%
	War Against AIDS	Nicholas J. Tarzia	2,379	1.15%
Total votes			205,973	100.00%
	Republican hold

District 5

1988 Connecticut's 5th congressional district election

← 1986

1990 →

Turnout

83.3%^[1]


Nominee	John G. Rowland	Joseph Marinan Jr.
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	163,729	58,612
Percentage	73.64%	26.36%

U.S. Representative before election

John G. Rowland
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

John G. Rowland
Republican

Incumbent Republican congressman John G. Rowland, originally elected in 1984, defeated Democratic nominee Joseph J. Marinan Jr., the former mayor of Meriden.

Results

1988 Connecticut's 5th congressional district election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John G. Rowland (incumbent)	163,729	73.64%
	Democratic	Joseph Marinan Jr.	58,612	26.36%
Total votes			222,341	100.00%
	Republican hold

District 6

1988 Connecticut's 6th congressional district election

← 1986

1990 →

Turnout

82.7%^[1]


Nominee	Nancy Johnson	James L. Griffin
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	157,020	78,814
Percentage	66.28%	33.27%

Municipality results
Johnson

50–60%

60–70%

70–80%

80-90%

U.S. Representative before election

Nancy Johnson
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Nancy Johnson
Republican

Incumbent Republican congresswoman Nancy Johnson, originally elected in 1982, defeated Democratic nominee James L. Griffin, an insurance executive from Bristol.

Results

1988 Connecticut's 6th congressional district election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Nancy L. Johnson (incumbent)	157,020	66.28%
	Democratic	James L. Griffin	78,814	33.27%
	Independent	Louis J. Marietta	1,054	0.45%
Total votes			236,888	100.00%
	Republican hold

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "1989 Connecticut State Register and Manual - Page 694". CT State Library.
↑ "1988 Connecticut State Register and Manual - Page 653". CT State Library.
↑ "1988 Statement of Vote" (PDF). Connecticut Secretary of State.
↑ "1989 Connecticut State Register and Manual - Page 658". CT State Library.
↑ "1988 Election Statistics". Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives.
↑ "Search Past Elections". CT Election Database.
↑ Bob Vacon (November 9, 1988). "Gejdenson defeats Carberry". Hartford Courant – via Newspapers.com.
↑ Andrew Marlatt (November 9, 1988). "Morrison wins 3rd District race". Connecticut Post – via Newspapers.com.
↑ P.E. McNerney; Jon Lender (November 9, 1988). "Shays overwhelms Pearson in 4th district". Hartford Courant – via Newspapers.com.
↑ John J. Gilmore (August 2, 1988). "Pearson defeats Democratic rivals to face Shays in 4th". Connecticut Post – via Newspapers.com.
↑ Jim Callahan (August 2, 1988). "Dems pick Pearson to face Shays". Bridgeport Telegram – via Newspapers.com.
↑ Steven Malkiewicz (August 2, 1988). "Democrats pick Pearson to challenge Shays". Stamford Advocate – via Newspapers.com.

[turnout-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "1989 Connecticut State Register and Manual - Page 694". CT State Library.

[2] "1988 Connecticut State Register and Manual - Page 653". CT State Library.

[3] "1988 Statement of Vote" (PDF). Connecticut Secretary of State.

[4] "1989 Connecticut State Register and Manual - Page 658". CT State Library.

[5] "1988 Election Statistics". Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives.

[6] "Search Past Elections". CT Election Database.

[7] Bob Vacon (November 9, 1988). "Gejdenson defeats Carberry". Hartford Courant – via Newspapers.com.

[8] Andrew Marlatt (November 9, 1988). "Morrison wins 3rd District race". Connecticut Post – via Newspapers.com.

[9] P.E. McNerney; Jon Lender (November 9, 1988). "Shays overwhelms Pearson in 4th district". Hartford Courant – via Newspapers.com.

[10] John J. Gilmore (August 2, 1988). "Pearson defeats Democratic rivals to face Shays in 4th". Connecticut Post – via Newspapers.com.

[11] Jim Callahan (August 2, 1988). "Dems pick Pearson to face Shays". Bridgeport Telegram – via Newspapers.com.

[12] Steven Malkiewicz (August 2, 1988). "Democrats pick Pearson to challenge Shays". Stamford Advocate – via Newspapers.com.

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