1988Final results
1988 election for Connecticut Senate District 25
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
John Atkin (D) won with 52.8% of the vote, defeating Michael W. Lyons (R) by 5.5 points.
John AtkinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.8%18,320
Michael W. LyonsRepublican
47.2%16,394
34,714 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET