2008Final results
2008 election for Connecticut Senate District 1
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
John Fonfara (D) won with 78.6% of the vote, defeating Barbara Ruhe (R) by 61.9 points.
John FonfaraDemocrat · winner · incumbent
78.6%18,898
Barbara RuheRepublican
16.8%4,027
Michael S. DerosaGreen
4.6%1,109
24,034 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 2008
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET