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, to represent Connecticut in the 101st Congress. These elections coincided with the 1988 U.S. presidential election, 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, 1988PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/– 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 —

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

District 2

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

Results

District 3

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

Results

District 4

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

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.

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 Candidate Round 1 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

District 5

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

Results

District 6

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

Results

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