1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for Connecticut Senate District 20
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Mark Healey Powers (D) won with 56.8% of the vote, defeating Pierce F. Connair (R) by 13.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Mark Healey PowersDemocrat · winner
56.8%15,875
Pierce F. ConnairRepublican · incumbent
43.2%12,086
27,961 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