1998Final results
1998 election for Connecticut House District 8
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Patrick J. Flaherty (D) won with 69.1% of the vote, defeating Shelton John Stewart (R) by 38.2 points.
Patrick J. FlahertyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.1%5,688
Shelton John StewartRepublican
30.9%2,545
8,233 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 1998
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET