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1988Final results

1988 election for Connecticut Senate District 18

Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut

Steven Spellman (D) won with 57.9% of the vote, defeating Donald Schoolcraft (R) by 15.8 points.

Steven SpellmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.9%18,659
42.1%13,563
32,222 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+8.51982R+14.51984D+7.41986D+15.81988D+4.11990R+5.31992

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