1988Final results
1988 election for Connecticut Senate District 8
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Reginald J. Smith (R) won with 61.8% of the vote, defeating Dwight Schweitzer (D) by 23.6 points.
Reginald J. SmithRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.8%27,819
Dwight SchweitzerDemocrat
38.2%17,189
45,008 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 1988
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET