1986Final results
1986 election for Connecticut Senate District 8
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Reginald J. Smith (R) won with 55.8% of the vote, defeating Dwight Schweitzer (D) by 11.5 points.
Reginald J. SmithRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.8%18,757
Dwight SchweitzerDemocrat
44.2%14,874
33,631 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 1986
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET