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1986Final results

1986 election for Connecticut Senate District 27

Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut

Anthony D. Truglia (D) won with 65.0% of the vote, defeating Henry M. Sanders (R) by 30.0 points.

Anthony D. TrugliaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.0%13,913
35.0%7,497
21,410 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+7.11980D+29.01982D+1.21984D+30.01986D+31.81988D+7.71990

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