2002Final results
2002 election for Connecticut Senate District 8
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Thomas J. Herlihy Jr. (R) won with 64.7% of the vote, defeating Kelvin Hecht (D) by 33.3 points.
Thomas J. Herlihy Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
64.7%22,327
Kelvin HechtDemocrat
31.3%10,826
Thomas J. SevignyGreen
4.0%1,382
34,535 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 2002
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET