1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for Connecticut Senate District 9
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
A. Cynthia Matthews (D) won with 56.2% of the vote, defeating Richard B. Johnston (R) by 12.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
A. Cynthia MatthewsDemocrat · winner
56.2%19,823
Richard B. JohnstonRepublican · incumbent
43.8%15,465
35,288 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