1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for Connecticut Senate District 18
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Steven Spellman (D) won with 53.7% of the vote, defeating Donald Schoolcraft (R) by 7.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Steven SpellmanDemocrat · winner
53.7%12,076
Donald SchoolcraftRepublican · incumbent
46.3%10,420
22,496 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