1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for Connecticut Senate District 19
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Kenneth L. Przybysz (D) won with 60.7% of the vote, defeating Eric H. Benson (R) by 21.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Kenneth L. PrzybyszDemocrat · winner
60.7%16,249
Eric H. BensonRepublican · incumbent
39.3%10,533
26,782 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