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Connecticut House District 8
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Francis Lombard flipped the seat for Democrats, winning by 5.5 points over William Gifford.
Fusion voting
Francis LombardDemocrat · winner
52.8%6,100
William GiffordRepublican
47.2%5,460
11,560 votes
Source: Connecticut Secretary of the State unofficial resultsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 12:54 PM ET
Where the race moved
Against the 2024 presidential vote
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Francis LombardWilliam Gifford
$45.4K
Raised by the campaign
$46.7K
$38.8K
Public matching funds
$38.6K
$42.5K
Spent by the campaign
$41.5K
$2.9K
Cash on hand
$5.3K
Campaign money: Connecticut State Elections Enforcement Commission, through Oct 27, 2026.
Source: Connecticut State Elections Enforcement Commission campaign filingsUpdated Oct 27, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Francis Lombard
- 66%
- William Gifford
- 34%
- Projected margin
- D+2.9