1996Final results
1996 election for Connecticut Senate District 8
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
James T. Fleming (R) won with 68.9% of the vote, defeating John R. Bement (D) by 37.8 points.
James T. FlemingRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.9%30,487
John R. BementDemocrat
31.1%13,766
44,253 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 1996
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET