2008 Connecticut Senate election

The Connecticut Senate election, 2008 was held on November 4, 2008, to elect Senators to the Connecticut State Senate for the term which began in January 2009 and ended in January 2011. The election occurred on the same date as other federal and state elections, including the quadrennial U.S. presidential election.

2008 Connecticut State Senate election

November 4, 2008

All 36 seats in the Connecticut State Senate
19 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Seats before 23 13
Seats after 24 12
Seat change 1 1

The 2008 election saw the election or re-election of 24 Democrats and 12 Republicans to fill the Senate's 36 seats. The incumbent party in each district held onto control of their respective seats in the election, except for one seat which changed control from Republican to Democratic.

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