1982Final results
1982 election for Connecticut Senate District 26
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
John G. Matthews (R) won with 67.4% of the vote, defeating Eugene E. Cederbaum (D) by 34.8 points.
John G. MatthewsRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.4%21,924
Eugene E. CederbaumDemocrat
32.6%10,602
32,526 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET