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1998Final results

1998 election for Connecticut Senate District 34

Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut

Brian McDermott (D) won with 56.1% of the vote, defeating David E. Orsini (R) by 12.2 points.

Brian McDermottDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.1%17,129
David E. OrsiniRepublican
43.9%13,392
30,521 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

EvenR+2.01992D+2.21994D+16.11996D+12.21998D+21.42000R+1.72002

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