1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1986 election for Connecticut Senate District 5
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Kevin B. Sullivan (D) won with 55.5% of the vote, defeating Charles R. Matties (R) by 10.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Kevin B. SullivanDemocrat · winner
55.5%21,374
Charles R. MattiesRepublican
44.5%17,163
38,537 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