1988Final results
1988 election for Connecticut Senate District 5
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Kevin B. Sullivan (D) won with 64.6% of the vote, defeating Robert W. Cornell (R) by 30.0 points.
Kevin B. SullivanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.6%31,821
Robert W. CornellRepublican
34.6%17,063
Alfred F. NevesLibertarian
0.8%375
49,259 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