Connecticut's 8th State Senate district
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The Eighth Senate District of Connecticut elects one member of the Connecticut Senate. Its current senator is Republican Kevin Witkos, who was first elected in 2008. The district contains the towns of Norfolk, Hartland, Canton, Simsbury, New Hartford, Avon, Barkhamsted, Colebrook and parts of Granby, Harwinton and Torrington.
List of representatives[]
Representative | Party | Years | District home | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lewis B. Rome | Republican | 1971 - 1979 | Bloomfield | Did not run for reelection |
Russell L. Post Jr. | Republican | 1979 – 1983 | Canton | Did not run for reelection |
Republican | 1983 – 1991 | New Hartford | Did not run for reelection | |
Republican | 1991 – 1999 | Simsbury | Did not run for reelection | |
Thomas J. Herlihy | Republican | 1999 – 2009 | Simsbury | Did not run for reelection |
Kevin Witkos | Republican | 2009 – present | Canton | Incumbent |
Recent elections[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Kevin Witkos | 26,417 | 65.3 | +12.1 | |
Democratic | Donald J. O'Brien | 13,479 | 33.3 | -9.2 | |
Working Families | Donald J. O'Brien | 547 | 1.4 | -2.9 | |
Majority | 12,391 | ||||
Turnout | 40,443 | ||||
Republican hold | Swing | +12.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Kevin Witkos | 26,853 | 53.2 | +2.7 | |
Democratic | Arthur House | 21,440 | 42.5 | -5.3 | |
Working Families | Arthur House | 2,187 | 4.3 | +2.6 | |
Majority | 3,226 | ||||
Turnout | 50,480 | ||||
Republican hold | Swing | +2.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Thomas J. Herlihy | 19,336 | 50.5 | -10.3 | |
Democratic | Steve Berry | 18,306 | 47.8 | +16.3 | |
Working Families | Steve Berry | 663 | 1.7 | -0.9 | |
Majority | 367 | ||||
Turnout | 38,305 | ||||
Republican hold | Swing | -12.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Thomas J. Herlihy | 28,492 | 60.8 | -3.9 | |
Democratic | Israel I. Gordon | 14,766 | 31.5 | +0.2 | |
Green | Thomas J. Sevigny | 2,371 | 5.1 | +1.1 | |
Working Families | Caitlin Reid Sullivan | 1,224 | 2.6 | +2.6 | |
Majority | 13,726 | ||||
Turnout | 46,853 | ||||
Republican hold | Swing | -2.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Thomas J. Herlihy | 22,327 | 64.7 | -35.3 | |
Democratic | Kelvin Hecht | 10,826 | 31.3 | +31.3 | |
Green | Thomas J. Sevigny | 1,382 | 4.0 | +4.0 | |
Majority | 11,501 | ||||
Turnout | 34,535 | ||||
Republican hold | Swing | -33.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Thomas J. Herlihy | 31,815 | 100.0 | +33.6 | |
Majority | 31,815 | 100.0 | |||
Turnout | 31,815 | ||||
Republican hold | Swing | +33.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Thomas J. Herlihy | 22,510 | 66.4 | -2.5 | |
Democratic | Riki Sotil | 11,380 | 33.6 | +2.5 | |
Majority | 11,130 | ||||
Turnout | 33,890 | ||||
Republican hold | Swing | -2.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | James T. Fleming | 30,487 | 68.9 | +1.4 | |
Democratic | John R. Bement | 13,766 | 31.1 | +9.7 | |
Majority | 16,721 | ||||
Turnout | 44,253 | ||||
Republican hold | Swing | +1.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | James T. Fleming | 25,361 | 67.5 | +8.6 | |
Democratic | Bill Rocks | 8,014 | 21.4 | -5.5 | |
A Connecticut Party | Bill Rocks | 4,159 | 11.1 | -3.1 | |
Majority | 13,188 | ||||
Turnout | 37,534 | ||||
Republican hold | Swing | +7.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | James T. Fleming | 27,277 | 58.9 | ||
Democratic | Bill Rocks | 12,440 | 26.9 | ||
A Connecticut Party | James B. Lowell, Jr. | 6,598 | 14.2 | ||
Majority | 14,837 | ||||
Turnout | 46,315 | ||||
Republican hold | Swing |
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References[]
Categories:
- Connecticut State Senate districts
- Norfolk, Connecticut
- Hartland, Connecticut
- Canton, Connecticut
- Simsbury, Connecticut
- New Hartford, Connecticut
- Avon, Connecticut
- Barkhamsted, Connecticut
- Colebrook, Connecticut
- Granby, Connecticut
- Harwinton, Connecticut
- Torrington, Connecticut