CT
Connecticut Senate District 8
Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Paul Honig Democratic · Member list as of Oct 28
Michael R. CrissRepublicanPaul HonigDemocratic · Incumbent2 years since first win on file
No published poll names both candidates.Last result · 2024 general: Paul Honig (D) 50.3, Lisa Seminara (R) 49.7
- Last election
- Paul Honig (Democratic) won by 0.6 points, 2024
- On the 2026 ballot
- 2 candidates
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Left column: CrissRight column: Honig
- Donor-based spectrum
- LiberalCentristConservativeHonigNo published score for Criss
- Races won and lost
- None on file
- 1-3
- Years since first win on file
- Not available
- 2
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- Paul HonigIncumbentDemocratic(Democratic, Independent Party)
- Michael R. CrissRepublican
Source: portal.ct.gov, dated Oct 28
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History (29 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 57,561
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- District map
- Older district map (2022 to 2024)
Connecticut Senate District 8, 1968 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticPaul HonigWon Democratic 28,94050.3% RepublicanLisa Seminara Republican 28,62149.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 45,784
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Older district map (2022)
Connecticut Senate District 8, 1968 to 2024, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanLisa SeminaraWon Republican 22,95450.1% DemocraticPaul Honig Democratic 22,83049.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 57,616
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Connecticut Senate District 8, 1968 to 2024, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanKevin WitkosWon(incumbent) Republican 29,69451.5% DemocraticMelissa E. Osborne Democratic 26,81146.5% OtherKeith James McConnell Other 1,1111.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 46,509
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Connecticut Senate District 8, 1968 to 2024, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanKevin WitkosWon(incumbent) Republican 26,41856.8% DemocraticMelissa E. Osborne Democratic 20,09143.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 51,043
- Election day
- November 8, 2016
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Connecticut Senate District 8, 1968 to 2024, 2016, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanKevin WitkosWon(incumbent) Republican 32,83964.3% DemocraticDavid Pena Democratic 18,20435.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 37,715
- Election day
- November 4, 2014
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Connecticut Senate District 8, 1968 to 2024, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanKevin D. WitkosWon(incumbent) Republican 23,87263.3% DemocraticMelissa E. Osborne Democratic 13,84336.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 47,472
- Election day
- November 6, 2012
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Connecticut Senate District 8, 1968 to 2024, 2012, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanKevin WitkosWon(incumbent) Republican 28,49860.0% DemocraticDaniel J. Seger Democratic 18,97440.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 40,443
- Election day
- November 2, 2010
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Connecticut Senate District 8, 1968 to 2024, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanKevin WitkosWon(incumbent) Republican 26,41765.3% DemocraticDonald J. Obrien Democratic 14,02634.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 50,480
- Election day
- November 4, 2008
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Connecticut Senate District 8, 1968 to 2024, 2008, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanKevin D. WitkosWon Republican 26,85353.2% DemocraticArthur H. House Democratic 23,62746.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 38,305
- Election day
- November 7, 2006
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Connecticut Senate District 8, 1968 to 2024, 2006, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanThomas J. Herlihy Jr.Won(incumbent) Republican 19,33650.5% DemocraticSteve Berry Democratic 18,96949.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 46,853
- Election day
- November 2, 2004
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Connecticut Senate District 8, 1968 to 2024, 2004, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanThomas J. Herlihy Jr.Won(incumbent) Republican 28,49260.8% DemocraticIsrael I. Gordon Democratic 14,76631.5% GreenThomas J. Sevigny Green 2,3715.1% OtherCaitlin Reid Sullivan Other 1,2242.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 34,535
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Connecticut Senate District 8, 1968 to 2024, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanThomas J. Herlihy Jr.Won(incumbent) Republican 22,32764.7% DemocraticKelvin Hecht Democratic 10,82631.4% GreenThomas J. Sevigny Green 1,3824.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 31,815
- Election day
- November 7, 2000
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Connecticut Senate District 8, 1968 to 2024, 2000, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanThomas J. Herlihy Jr.Won(incumbent) Republican 31,815100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 33,890
- Election day
- November 3, 1998
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Connecticut Senate District 8, 1968 to 2024, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanThomas J. Herlihy Jr.Won Republican 22,51066.4% DemocraticRiki Sotil Democratic 11,38033.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 44,253
- Election day
- November 5, 1996
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Connecticut Senate District 8, 1968 to 2024, 1996, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJames T. FlemingWon(incumbent) Republican 30,48768.9% DemocraticJohn R. Bement Democratic 13,76631.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 37,534
- Election day
- November 8, 1994
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Connecticut Senate District 8, 1968 to 2024, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJames T. FlemingWon(incumbent) Republican 25,36167.6% DemocraticBill Rocks Democratic 12,17332.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 46,315
- Election day
- November 3, 1992
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Connecticut Senate District 8, 1968 to 2024, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJames T. FlemingWon(incumbent) Republican 27,27758.9% DemocraticBill Rocks Democratic 12,44026.9% OtherJames B. Lowell Jr. Other 6,59814.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 36,853
- Election day
- November 6, 1990
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Connecticut Senate District 8, 1968 to 2024, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJames T. FlemingWon Republican 21,87259.4% DemocraticDavid A. Baram Democratic 14,98140.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 45,008
- Election day
- November 8, 1988
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Connecticut Senate District 8, 1968 to 2024, 1988, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanReginald J. SmithWon(incumbent) Republican 27,81961.8% DemocraticDwight Schweitzer Democratic 17,18938.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 33,631
- Election day
- November 4, 1986
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Connecticut Senate District 8, 1968 to 2024, 1986, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanReginald J. SmithWon(incumbent) Republican 18,75755.8% DemocraticDwight Schweitzer Democratic 14,87444.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 45,738
- Election day
- November 6, 1984
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Connecticut Senate District 8, 1968 to 2024, 1984, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanReginald J. SmithWon(incumbent) Republican 28,96763.3% DemocraticGeorge G. Gentile Democratic 16,77136.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 35,701
- Election day
- November 2, 1982
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Connecticut Senate District 8, 1968 to 2024, 1982, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanReginald J. SmithWon Republican 19,80855.5% DemocraticJohn D. McKeon Democratic 15,89344.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 46,564
- Election day
- November 4, 1980
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Connecticut Senate District 8, 1968 to 2024, 1980, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRussell L. PostWon(incumbent) Republican 27,65359.4% DemocraticJohn D. McKeon Democratic 18,91140.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 35,878
- Election day
- November 7, 1978
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Connecticut Senate District 8, 1968 to 2024, 1978, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRussell L. PostWon Republican 18,64252.0% DemocraticJerry Wagner Democratic 17,23648.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 45,145
- Election day
- November 2, 1976
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Connecticut Senate District 8, 1968 to 2024, 1976, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanLewis B. RomeWon(incumbent) Republican 28,42063.0% DemocraticAllan Rouse Democratic 16,34136.2% OtherDavid Truskoff Other 3840.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 37,178
- Election day
- November 4, 1974
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Connecticut Senate District 8, 1968 to 2024, 1974, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanLewis B. RomeWon(incumbent) Republican 19,56452.6% DemocraticFrancis M. Dooley Democratic 17,61447.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 43,042
- Election day
- November 7, 1972
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Connecticut Senate District 8, 1968 to 2024, 1972, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanLewis B. RomeWon(incumbent) Republican 26,33661.2% DemocraticMarshall J. Mott Democratic 16,70638.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 41,735
- Election day
- November 3, 1970
- District map
- Older district map (1966 to 1971)
Connecticut Senate District 8, 1968 to 2024, 1970, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanLewis B. RomeWon Republican 25,70561.6% DemocraticElizabeth Zebrowski Democratic 16,03038.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 43,617
- Election day
- November 5, 1968
- District map
- Older district map (1966 to 1971)
Connecticut Senate District 8, 1968 to 2024, 1968, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanWallace BarnesWon(incumbent) Republican 25,29458.0% DemocraticNeil O. Littlefield Democratic 18,32342.0%
- 2024: MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns; not an official source
- 1968 to 2022: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source
Last contest in this district on file: 2024.
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Election Wrld. (2026). Connecticut Senate District 8, election results 1968 to 2024. https://www.electionwrld.com/ct/senate/8. Retrieved October 30, 2026.
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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips) (Not stated in the GitHub repository (an earlier label said "MIT (repo)", which the repository does not support). MEDSL's Harvard Dataverse records are CC0 1.0, but these GitHub files were not checksum-matched to the Dataverse files, so CC0 is not claimed for them.), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.
District id: ocd-division/country:us/state:ct/sldu:8
DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), DIME (ODC-BY)Data as of Oct 28, 2026