1984Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1984 election for Connecticut Senate District 19
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Eric H. Benson (R) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating James J. Murphy (D) by 3.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Eric H. BensonRepublican · winner
51.9%18,741
James J. MurphyDemocrat · incumbent
48.1%17,377
36,118 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