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1984Final results

1984 election for Connecticut Senate District 26

Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut

John G. Matthews (R) won with 71.3% of the vote, defeating Adam J. Freeman (D) by 42.6 points.

John G. MatthewsRepublican · winner · incumbent
71.3%34,950
28.7%14,057
49,007 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

EvenR+36.11978R+46.61980R+34.81982R+42.61984R+36.11986R+49.71988

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