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1988Final results

1988 election for Connecticut Senate District 21

Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut

George L. Gunther (R) won with 76.3% of the vote, defeating Steven P. Debish (D) by 52.6 points.

George L. GuntherRepublican · winner · incumbent
76.3%29,781
23.7%9,249
39,030 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

EvenR+27.41982R+46.91984R+21.81986R+52.61988R+45.71990R+29.81992

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