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1988 Connecticut U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1988 Connecticut U.S. House District 5 Election?

John G. Rowland won the 1988 Connecticut U.S. House District 5 Election. John G. Rowland received 163,729 popular votes (73.64%). The main challenger was Joseph Marinan Jr. (26.36%).

See the full head-to-head between Rowland and Jr.

Rowland +47.3 pts · won by 105,117 votes
John G. RowlandRepublicanWINNER73.64%
163,729 votes
Joseph Marinan Jr.Democratic26.36%
58,612 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.