2010Final results
2010 election for Connecticut Senate District 8
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Kevin Witkos (R) won with 65.3% of the vote, defeating Donald J. Obrien (D) by 30.6 points.
Kevin WitkosRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.3%26,417
Donald J. ObrienDemocrat
34.7%14,026
40,443 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 2010
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET