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2006Final results

2006 election for Connecticut House District 8

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Joan A. Lewis (D) won with 60.1% of the vote, defeating Tim Ackert (R) by 20.3 points.

Joan A. LewisDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.1%5,819
Tim AckertRepublican
39.9%3,858
9,677 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

EvenD+38.21998D+26.62000D+9.52002D+20.32006D+6.72008R+9.12010

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