1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for Connecticut Senate District 24
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
James Maloney (D) won with 51.7% of the vote, defeating Robert T. Miller (R) by 3.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
James MaloneyDemocrat · winner
51.7%11,752
Robert T. MillerRepublican · incumbent
48.3%10,980
22,732 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