1982Final results
1982 election for Connecticut Senate District 8
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Reginald J. Smith (R) won with 55.5% of the vote, defeating John D. McKeon (D) by 11.0 points.
Reginald J. SmithRepublican · winner
55.5%19,808
John D. McKeonDemocrat
44.5%15,893
35,701 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 1982
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET