1984Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1984 election for Connecticut House District 46
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Peter A. Nystrom (R) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating Thomas F. Sweeney (D) by 5.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Peter A. NystromRepublican · winner
53.0%4,125
Thomas F. SweeneyDemocrat · incumbent
47.0%3,662
7,787 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 1984
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET