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1994Final results

1994 election for Connecticut Senate District 18

Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut

Cathy Welles Cook (R) won with 69.8% of the vote, defeating Thomas N. McAvoy Jr. (D) by 39.6 points.

Cathy Welles CookRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.8%17,751
30.2%7,678
25,429 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 1994

Races before and after

EvenD+15.81988D+4.11990R+5.31992R+39.61994R+15.01996R+22.41998

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