2008Final results
2008 election for Connecticut Senate District 24
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Michael A. McLachlan (R) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating Duane E. Perkins (D) by 4.6 points.
Michael A. McLachlanRepublican · winner
51.6%19,262
Duane E. PerkinsDemocrat
47.0%17,536
Manuel BataguasIndependent
1.4%516
37,314 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