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1988Final results

1988 election for Connecticut Senate District 17

Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut

Gary A. Hale (D) won with 61.0% of the vote, defeating Jack B. Levine (R) by 21.9 points.

Gary A. HaleDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.0%22,427
Jack B. LevineRepublican
39.0%14,358
36,785 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+22.61982R+4.91984D+14.11986D+21.91988D+28.61990D+10.91992

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