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1988Final results

1988 election for Connecticut Senate District 7

Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut

Cornelius Oleary (D) won with 66.1% of the vote, defeating H. James Anderson (R) by 32.3 points.

Cornelius OlearyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.1%24,888
33.9%12,740
37,628 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+24.51980D+33.31982D+8.91984D+32.31988D+14.51992R+9.41994

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