1984Final results
1984 election for Connecticut Senate District 8
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Reginald J. Smith (R) won with 63.3% of the vote, defeating George G. Gentile (D) by 26.7 points.
Reginald J. SmithRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.3%28,967
George G. GentileDemocrat
36.7%16,771
45,738 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 1984
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET