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2004Final results

2004 election for Connecticut House District 8

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Joan A. Lewis (D) won with 89.8% of the vote, defeating J. David Batchelder (Wfp) by 79.6 points.

Joan A. LewisDemocrat · winner · incumbent
89.8%7,568
J. David BatchelderWorking Families
10.2%858
8,426 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 2004

Races before and after

EvenD+26.41994D+38.21998D+26.62000D+9.52002D+20.32006D+6.72008

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET