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1988Final results

1988 election for Connecticut Senate District 12

Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut

Thomas J. Sullivan (D) won with 53.1% of the vote, defeating Frank J. Forgione (R) by 6.2 points.

Thomas J. SullivanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.1%22,253
46.9%19,673
41,926 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

EvenD+9.81982R+10.41984D+2.71986D+6.21988R+4.51990R+5.61992

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET