1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for Connecticut Senate District 17
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Gary A. Hale (D) won with 57.1% of the vote, defeating John F. Consoli (R) by 14.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Gary A. HaleDemocrat · winner
57.1%17,087
John F. ConsoliRepublican · incumbent
42.9%12,853
29,940 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 1986
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET