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1982Final results

1982 election for Connecticut Senate District 17

Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut

Eugene A. Skowronski (D) won with 61.3% of the vote, defeating George R. Temple (R) by 22.6 points.

Eugene A. SkowronskiDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.3%19,723
38.7%12,461
32,184 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1982

Races before and after

EvenD+5.91976D+18.11978D+8.91980D+22.61982R+4.91984D+14.11986

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET