1994Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1994 election for Connecticut Senate District 34
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Brian McDermott (D) won with 51.1% of the vote, defeating David A. Gessert (R) by 2.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Brian McDermottDemocrat · winner
51.1%17,234
David A. GessertRepublican
48.9%16,507
33,741 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET