1998Final results
1998 election for Connecticut Senate District 8
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Thomas J. Herlihy Jr. (R) won with 66.4% of the vote, defeating Riki Sotil (D) by 32.8 points.
Thomas J. Herlihy Jr.Republican · winner
66.4%22,510
Riki SotilDemocrat
33.6%11,380
33,890 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