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1988Final results

1988 election for Connecticut Senate District 28

Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut

Fred H. Lovegrove Jr. (R) won with 66.1% of the vote, defeating Jonathan Kantrowitz (D) by 33.7 points.

Fred H. Lovegrove Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
66.1%28,279
32.3%13,843
Barbara J. SimonIndependent
1.6%687
42,809 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+6.71982R+36.71984R+5.51986R+33.71988R+18.11990R+16.31992

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

The candidates