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2008Final results

2008 election for Connecticut Senate District 4

Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut

Mary Ann Handley (D) won with 58.5% of the vote, defeating David H. Blackwell (R) by 17.0 points.

Mary Ann HandleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.5%28,573
41.5%20,282
48,855 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

EvenD+27.52002D+34.02004D+22.22006D+17.02008D+0.22010D+13.02012

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET