2002Final results
2002 election for Connecticut House District 8
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Joan A. Lewis (D) won with 54.8% of the vote, defeating Robert J. Kleinhans (R) by 9.5 points.
Joan A. LewisDemocrat · winner
54.8%4,615
Robert J. KleinhansRepublican
45.2%3,814
8,429 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 2002
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET