2008Final results
2008 election for Connecticut Senate District 5
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Jonathan A. Harris (D) won with 70.9% of the vote, defeating Joseph Merritt (R) by 41.8 points.
Jonathan A. HarrisDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.9%36,040
Joseph MerrittRepublican
29.1%14,807
50,847 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