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2008Final results

2008 election for Connecticut Senate District 7

Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut

John Kissel (R) won with 54.9% of the vote, defeating George Colli (D) by 9.8 points.

John KisselRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.9%24,206
George ColliDemocrat
45.1%19,870
44,076 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

EvenR+25.12002R+1.62004R+5.42006R+9.82008R+2.92010R+1.22012

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