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2008Final results

2008 election for Connecticut House District 120

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

John A. Harkins (R) won with 55.3% of the vote, defeating Scott Potter (D) by 10.7 points.

John A. HarkinsRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.3%5,890
Scott PotterDemocrat
44.7%4,754
10,644 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 2008

Races before and after

EvenR+36.92002R+5.82004R+8.02006R+10.72008R+31.52010R+20.32012

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