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1988Final results

1988 election for Connecticut Senate District 2

Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut

Frank D. Barrows (D) won with 72.8% of the vote, defeating Donald A. Jepsen (R) by 45.5 points.

Frank D. BarrowsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.8%17,011
27.2%6,371
23,382 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+37.91982D+18.81984D+53.81986D+45.51988D+21.21990D+44.21992

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