1986Final results
1986 election for Connecticut Senate District 32
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
James H. McLaughlin (R) won with 68.0% of the vote, defeating Joseph A. C. Ruel (D) by 36.1 points.
James H. McLaughlinRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.0%19,505
Joseph A. C. RuelDemocrat
32.0%9,164
28,669 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