2012Final results
2012 election for Connecticut Senate District 1
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
John Fonfara (D) won with 80.7% of the vote, defeating Barbara Ruhe (R) by 63.4 points.
John FonfaraDemocrat · winner · incumbent
80.7%20,678
Barbara RuheRepublican
17.4%4,447
James RussellGreen
1.9%488
25,613 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 2012
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET