1990Final results
1990 election for Connecticut Senate District 5
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Kevin B. Sullivan (D) won with 65.6% of the vote, defeating Douglas T. Putnam (R) by 32.2 points.
Kevin B. SullivanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.6%26,372
Douglas T. PutnamRepublican
33.4%13,421
Alfred F. NevesLibertarian
1.1%424
40,217 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