Connecticut's 8th House of Representatives district

Connecticut's 8th State
House of Representatives
district
Representative
  Tim Ackert
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Connecticut's 8th House of Representatives district elects one member of the Connecticut House of Representatives. It is currently represented by Tim Ackert. The district consists of the entire towns of Columbia and Coventry, as well as part of the town of Vernon. Prior to 2001, the district also contained part of Lebanon, but only part of Coventry.

List of representatives

List of Representatives from Connecticut's 8th State House District[1][2]
Representative Party Years District home Note
Lorenzo MorganDemocratic1967–1973HartfordSeat created[3]
Howard M. KlebanoffDemocratic1973–1977Hartford
A. Boyd Hinds Jr.Democratic1977–1981Hartford
Carrie Saxon PerryDemocratic1981–1983Hartford
Edith PragueDemocratic1983–1993Columbia
Patrick FlahertyDemocratic1993–2003CoventryDid not run for reelection
Joan LewisDemocratic2003–2011CoventryDefeated
Tim AckertRepublican2011–CoventryIncumbent

Recent elections

State Election 2008: House District 8
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Joan Lewis 5,968 47.7 −8.9
Republican Timothy J. Ackert 5,845 46.7 +6.8
Working Families Joan Lewis 711 5.7 +3.2
Majority 834 6.7 −13.6
Turnout 12,524
Democratic hold Swing -6.8
State Election 2006: House District 8
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Joan Lewis 5,477 56.6 −33.2
Republican Timothy J. Ackert 3,858 39.9 +39.9
Working Families Joan Lewis 342 3.5 −6.7
Majority 1,961 20.3 −49.3
Turnout 9,677
Democratic hold Swing -39.9
State Election 2004: House District 8
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Joan Lewis 7,568 89.9 +35.1
Working Families J. David Batchelder 858 10.2 +10.2
Majority 6,710 79.6 +70.1
Turnout 8,426
Democratic hold Swing +24.9
State Election 2002: House District 8
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Joan Lewis 4,615 54.8 −8.5
Republican Robert J. Kleinhans 3,814 45.2 +8.5
Majority 801 9.5 −17.1
Turnout 8,429
Democratic hold Swing +8.5
State Election 2000: House District 8
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Patrick Flaherty 7,060 63.3 −5.8
Republican Robert J. Kleinhans 4,093 36.7 +5.8
Majority 2,967 26.6 −11.6
Turnout 11,153
Democratic hold Swing -5.8
State Election 1998: House District 8[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Patrick Flaherty 5,688 69.1
Republican Shelton John Stewart 2,545 30.9
Majority 3,143 38.2
Turnout 8,233
Democratic hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "Current and Historical Connecticut State Legislators". data.ct.gov. Connecticut Open Data. Retrieved May 4, 2026.
  2. ↑ "House District 8 Historical Election Results". electionhistory.ct.gov. Connecticut Office of the Secretary of the State. Retrieved May 27, 2026.
  3. ↑ Proto, Jennifer (January 28, 2021). "Legal Challenges to Connecticut Redistricting Plans" (PDF). cga.ct.gov. Connecticut General Assembly. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 12, 2026. Retrieved May 17, 2026.
  4. ↑ Election Results and Related Data. Secretary of the State of Connecticut. Updated 8/18/10. Accessed 9/27/10.
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