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1984Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1984 election for Connecticut Senate District 15

Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut

Thomas F. Upson (R) won with 59.4% of the vote, defeating Robert G. Dorr (D) by 18.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Thomas F. UpsonRepublican · winner
59.4%22,967
Robert G. DorrDemocrat · incumbent
40.6%15,730
38,697 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

EvenD+15.01978R+12.61980D+4.71982R+18.71984R+2.91986R+25.71988

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