1980Final results
1980 election for Connecticut Senate District 8
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Russell L. Post (R) won with 59.4% of the vote, defeating John D. McKeon (D) by 18.8 points.
Russell L. PostRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.4%27,653
John D. McKeonDemocrat
40.6%18,911
46,564 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 1980
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET