1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1986 election for Connecticut Senate District 25
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
John Atkin (D) won with 50.6% of the vote, defeating Joseph A. Santo (R) by 1.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
John AtkinDemocrat · winner
50.6%11,800
Joseph A. SantoRepublican
49.4%11,539
23,339 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