2000Final results
2000 election for Connecticut House District 8
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Patrick J. Flaherty (D) won with 63.3% of the vote, defeating Robert J. Kleinhans (R) by 26.6 points.
Patrick J. FlahertyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.3%7,060
Robert J. KleinhansRepublican
36.7%4,093
11,153 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 2000
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET