1984Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1984 election for Connecticut Senate District 12
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Richard S. Eaton (R) won with 55.2% of the vote, defeating Regina R. Smith (D) by 10.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Richard S. EatonRepublican · winner
55.2%23,687
Regina R. SmithDemocrat · incumbent
44.8%19,231
42,918 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