1990Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1990 election for Connecticut Senate District 36
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
William H. Nickerson (R) won with 42.9% of the vote, defeating Emil Benvenuto (Oth) by 10.6 points.
William H. NickersonRepublican · winner
42.9%12,588
Emil BenvenutoOther party · incumbent
32.3%9,488
Ned LamontDemocrat
24.8%7,278
29,354 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET