1988Final results
1988 election for Connecticut Senate District 1
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
William A. Dibella (D) won with 73.4% of the vote, defeating Patrick L. Kennedy (R) by 46.7 points.
William A. DibellaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.4%17,744
Patrick L. KennedyRepublican
26.6%6,440
24,184 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 1988
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET