CalledUnofficial results
Connecticut Senate District 8
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Paul Honig won re-election by 20.1 points over Mike Criss.
Fusion voting
Paul HonigDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.1%26,937
Mike CrissRepublican
39.9%17,916
44,853 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.
Paul HonigMike Criss
$152.3K
Raised by the campaign
$153.1K
$131.2K
Public matching funds
$131.3K
$149.3K
Spent by the campaign
$130.9K
$3.1K
Cash on hand
$22.2K
Campaign money: Connecticut State Elections Enforcement Commission, through Oct 27, 2026; Connecticut State Elections Enforcement Commission, through Oct 25, 2026.
Source: Connecticut State Elections Enforcement Commission campaign filingsUpdated Oct 25, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Paul Honig
- 99%
- Mike Criss
- 1%
- Projected margin
- D+17.4