Connecticut State House District 88
Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Josh Elliott Democratic · Member list as of Oct 28
Josh ElliottDemocratic · Incumbent10 years since first winHudson MolinariRepublican
No published poll names both candidates.Last result · 2024 general: Josh Elliott (D) 100.0
- Last election
- Josh Elliott (Democratic) was unopposed, 2024
- On the 2026 ballot
- 2 candidates
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Left column: ElliottRight column: Molinari
- Donor-based spectrum
- LiberalCentristConservativeElliottNo published score for Molinari
- Races
- Won 5 of 5
- None listed
- Years since first win
- 10
- Not available
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Candidates on the ballot
- Josh ElliottIncumbentDemocratic(Democratic, Working Families Party)
- Hudson MolinariRepublican
Source: portal.ct.gov, dated Oct 28
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Official results for Connecticut
History (29 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 7,776
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- District map
- Older district map (2022 to 2024)
Connecticut House of Representatives District 88, 1968 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJosh ElliottWonName as filed: Joshua Elliott Democratic 7,776100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 7,925
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Older district map (2022)
Connecticut House of Representatives District 88, 1968 to 2024, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJosh ElliottWon(incumbent)Name as filed: Joshua Elliott Democratic 5,24066.1% RepublicanMichael Pace Republican 2,68533.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 10,065
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Connecticut House of Representatives District 88, 1968 to 2024, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJosh ElliottWon(incumbent) Democratic 6,71066.7% RepublicanKathleen Hoyt Republican 3,35533.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 9,347
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Connecticut House of Representatives District 88, 1968 to 2024, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJosh ElliottWon(incumbent) Democratic 6,56170.2% RepublicanDebra Rigney Republican 2,78629.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 10,249
- Election day
- November 8, 2016
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Connecticut House of Representatives District 88, 1968 to 2024, 2016, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJosh ElliottWonName as filed: Joshua Elliott Democratic 6,37562.2% RepublicanMarjorie Bonadies Republican 3,87437.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 6,966
- Election day
- November 4, 2014
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Connecticut House of Representatives District 88, 1968 to 2024, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticBrendan SharkeyWon(incumbent) Democratic 4,64166.6% RepublicanMatthew Corcoran Republican 2,32533.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 7,163
- Election day
- November 6, 2012
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Connecticut House of Representatives District 88, 1968 to 2024, 2012, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticBrendan SharkeyWon(incumbent) Democratic 7,163100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 6,861
- Election day
- November 2, 2010
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Connecticut House of Representatives District 88, 1968 to 2024, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticBrendan SharkeyWon(incumbent) Democratic 4,02758.7% RepublicanLesley Denardis Republican 2,83441.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 9,124
- Election day
- November 4, 2008
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Connecticut House of Representatives District 88, 1968 to 2024, 2008, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticBrendan SharkeyWon(incumbent) Democratic 5,90664.7% OtherMatthew J. Corcoran Other 3,21835.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 4,727
- Election day
- November 7, 2006
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Connecticut House of Representatives District 88, 1968 to 2024, 2006, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJ. Brendan SharkeyWon(incumbent) Democratic 4,727100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 7,019
- Election day
- November 2, 2004
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Connecticut House of Representatives District 88, 1968 to 2024, 2004, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJ. Brendan SharkeyWon(incumbent) Democratic 6,71695.7% OtherDora C. Hale Other 3034.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 4,368
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Connecticut House of Representatives District 88, 1968 to 2024, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJ. Brendan SharkeyWon(incumbent) Democratic 4,368100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 7,235
- Election day
- November 7, 2000
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Connecticut House of Representatives District 88, 1968 to 2024, 2000, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticNancy BealsWon(incumbent) Democratic 7,235100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 7,147
- Election day
- November 3, 1998
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Connecticut House of Representatives District 88, 1968 to 2024, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticNancy BealsWon(incumbent) Democratic 4,89268.5% RepublicanNicholas M. Troiano Republican 2,25531.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 6,859
- Election day
- November 5, 1996
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Connecticut House of Representatives District 88, 1968 to 2024, 1996, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticNancy BealsWon(incumbent) Democratic 6,859100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 8,194
- Election day
- November 8, 1994
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Connecticut House of Representatives District 88, 1968 to 2024, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticNancy BealsWon(incumbent) Democratic 4,82458.9% RepublicanNicholas M. Troiano Republican 3,37041.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 9,863
- Election day
- November 3, 1992
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Connecticut House of Representatives District 88, 1968 to 2024, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticNancy BealsWon Democratic 5,54756.2% RepublicanNicholas M. Troiano Republican 4,31643.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 8,200
- Election day
- November 6, 1990
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Connecticut House of Representatives District 88, 1968 to 2024, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanCurtis D. Andrews Jr.Won Republican 4,18551.0% DemocraticCharles Karjanis Democratic 4,01549.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 10,348
- Election day
- November 8, 1988
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Connecticut House of Representatives District 88, 1968 to 2024, 1988, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanHoward L. LuppiWon Republican 5,30751.3% DemocraticCharles Karjanis(incumbent) Democratic 5,04148.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 7,883
- Election day
- November 4, 1986
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Connecticut House of Representatives District 88, 1968 to 2024, 1986, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticCharles KarjanisWon Democratic 4,09652.0% RepublicanHoward L. Luppi(incumbent) Republican 3,78748.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 11,278
- Election day
- November 6, 1984
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Connecticut House of Representatives District 88, 1968 to 2024, 1984, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanHoward L. LuppiWon(incumbent) Republican 6,40856.8% DemocraticKathy A. Burness Democratic 4,87043.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 8,751
- Election day
- November 2, 1982
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Connecticut House of Representatives District 88, 1968 to 2024, 1982, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanHoward L. LuppiWon(incumbent) Republican 4,56452.1% DemocraticThomas E. Hulk Democratic 4,18747.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 10,518
- Election day
- November 4, 1980
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Connecticut House of Representatives District 88, 1968 to 2024, 1980, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanHoward L. LuppiWon Republican 6,24459.4% DemocraticSteven R. Rolnick Democratic 4,27440.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 8,398
- Election day
- November 7, 1978
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Connecticut House of Representatives District 88, 1968 to 2024, 1978, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJohn P. McManusWon Democratic 4,76156.7% RepublicanDavid K. Dodes(incumbent) Republican 3,63743.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 10,735
- Election day
- November 2, 1976
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Connecticut House of Representatives District 88, 1968 to 2024, 1976, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDavid K. DodesWon Republican 5,74953.5% DemocraticJohn P. McManus(incumbent) Democratic 4,98646.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 8,706
- Election day
- November 4, 1974
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Connecticut House of Representatives District 88, 1968 to 2024, 1974, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJohn P. McManusWon Democratic 4,99157.3% RepublicanFrancis J. Meskill(incumbent) Republican 3,71542.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 11,079
- Election day
- November 7, 1972
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Connecticut House of Representatives District 88, 1968 to 2024, 1972, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanFrancis J. MeskillWon Republican 6,37957.6% DemocraticJohn P. McManus Democratic 4,70042.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 5,397
- Election day
- November 3, 1970
- District map
- Older district map (1966 to 1971)
Connecticut House of Representatives District 88, 1968 to 2024, 1970, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMichael R. ColucciWon Democratic 3,62967.2% RepublicanFrances E. Trumpaitis Republican 1,76832.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 5,798
- Election day
- November 5, 1968
- District map
- Older district map (1966 to 1971)
Connecticut House of Representatives District 88, 1968 to 2024, 1968, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticLouis S. CutilloWon(incumbent) Democratic 3,53961.0% RepublicanOscar Teubner Jr. Republican 2,25939.0%
- 2024: MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns; not an official source
- 1968 to 2022: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source
Last contest in this district on file: 2024.
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Election Wrld. (2026). Connecticut State House District 88, election results 1968 to 2024. https://www.electionwrld.com/ct/house/88. Retrieved October 30, 2026.
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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips) (Not stated in the GitHub repository (an earlier label said "MIT (repo)", which the repository does not support). MEDSL's Harvard Dataverse records are CC0 1.0, but these GitHub files were not checksum-matched to the Dataverse files, so CC0 is not claimed for them.), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.
District id: ocd-division/country:us/state:ct/sldl:88
DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), DIME (ODC-BY), MEDSL 2024 official precinct returnsData as of Oct 28, 2026