1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for Connecticut Senate District 35
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Marie A. Herbst (D) won with 57.7% of the vote, defeating James D. Giulietti (R) by 15.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Marie A. HerbstDemocrat · winner
57.7%15,039
James D. GiuliettiRepublican · incumbent
42.3%11,033
26,072 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