1978Final results
1978 election for Connecticut Senate District 8
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Russell L. Post (R) won with 52.0% of the vote, defeating Jerry Wagner (D) by 3.9 points.
Russell L. PostRepublican · winner
52.0%18,642
Jerry WagnerDemocrat
48.0%17,236
35,878 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 1978
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET