2010Final results
2010 election for Connecticut Senate District 1
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
John Fonfara (D) won with 75.7% of the vote, defeating Barbara Ruhe (R) by 53.7 points.
John FonfaraDemocrat · winner · incumbent
75.7%11,980
Barbara RuheRepublican
22.0%3,478
Martha S. KellyGreen
2.3%369
15,827 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 2010
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET