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1990 Connecticut U.S. House District 4 Election

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Who won the 1990 Connecticut U.S. House District 4 Election?

Christopher Shays won the 1990 Connecticut U.S. House District 4 Election. Christopher Shays received 105,682 popular votes (76.54%). The main challenger was Al Smith (23.43%).

See the full head-to-head between Shays and Smith

Shays +53.1 pts · won by 73,330 votes
Christopher ShaysRepublicanWINNER76.54%
105,682 votes
Al SmithDemocratic23.43%
32,352 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.