2006Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2006 election for Connecticut House District 147
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
William Tong (D) won with 53.1% of the vote, defeating Donald B. Sherer (R) by 6.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
William TongDemocrat · winner
53.1%4,778
Donald B. ShererRepublican · incumbent
46.9%4,220
8,998 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 2006
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET