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1998Final results

1998 election for Connecticut Senate District 23

Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut

Alvin W. Penn (D) won with 79.0% of the vote, defeating Manuel G. Williamson (R) by 58.1 points.

Alvin W. PennDemocrat · winner · incumbent
79.0%8,161
21.0%2,166
10,327 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 1998

Races before and after

EvenD+19.31992D+32.61994D+54.21996D+58.11998D+62.22000D+52.92002

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