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1986Final results

1986 election for Connecticut Senate District 31

Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut

Steven C. Casey (D) won with 74.8% of the vote, defeating Dorothy Micloskey Ives (R) by 49.5 points.

Steven C. CaseyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.8%19,613
25.2%6,620
26,233 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+26.41980D+49.31982D+24.11984D+49.51986D+10.61990D+6.81992

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