1984Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1984 election for Connecticut Senate District 2
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Frank D. Barrows (D) won with 48.3% of the vote, defeating Mark J. Fernandes (R) by 18.8 points.
Frank D. BarrowsDemocrat · winner
48.3%13,568
Mark J. FernandesRepublican
29.5%8,283
Wilber G. SmithIndependent · incumbent
22.2%6,235
28,086 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