1984Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1984 election for Connecticut Senate District 9
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Richard B. Johnston (R) won with 50.8% of the vote, defeating A. Cynthia Matthews (D) by 1.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Richard B. JohnstonRepublican · winner
50.8%23,716
A. Cynthia MatthewsDemocrat · incumbent
49.2%22,933
46,649 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