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1986Final results

1986 election for Connecticut Senate District 23

Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut

Margaret E. Morton (D) won with 73.9% of the vote, defeating Rafael Segarra (R) by 47.8 points.

Margaret E. MortonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.9%9,064
Rafael SegarraRepublican
26.1%3,205
12,269 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

EvenD+30.41980D+40.11982D+19.61984D+47.81986D+36.41988D+25.41990

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET