2008Final results
2008 election for Connecticut Senate District 9
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Paul R. Doyle (D) won with 57.8% of the vote, defeating Ralph Capenera (R) by 15.6 points.
Paul R. DoyleDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.8%27,488
Ralph CapeneraRepublican
42.2%20,089
47,577 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