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2012Final results

2012 election for Connecticut Senate District 19

Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut

Cathy Osten (D) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating Christopher Coutu (R) by 3.1 points.

Cathy OstenDemocrat · winner
51.6%19,882
48.4%18,679
38,561 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

EvenD+24.82004D+39.22006D+2.62010D+3.12012D+11.52014D+17.02016

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