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1990Final results

1990 election for Connecticut Senate District 17

Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut

Gary A. Hale (D) won with 64.3% of the vote, defeating Warren Smith (R) by 28.6 points.

Gary A. HaleDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.3%18,183
Warren SmithRepublican
35.7%10,087
28,270 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 1990

Races before and after

EvenR+4.91984D+14.11986D+21.91988D+28.61990D+10.91992D+15.11994

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