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1988Final results

1988 election for Connecticut Senate District 3

Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut

John B. Larson (D) won with 72.2% of the vote, defeating Joseph F. Roberts (R) by 44.5 points.

John B. LarsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.2%27,793
27.8%10,678
38,471 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+31.01980D+25.01982D+10.41984D+44.51988D+37.61990D+41.21992

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