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1984Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1984 election for Connecticut Senate District 17

Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut

John F. Consoli (R) won with 52.4% of the vote, defeating Eugene A. Skowronski (D) by 4.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

John F. ConsoliRepublican · winner
52.4%21,609
Eugene A. SkowronskiDemocrat · incumbent
47.6%19,595
41,204 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+18.11978D+8.91980D+22.61982R+4.91984D+14.11986D+21.91988

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