2008Final results
2008 election for Connecticut House District 16
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Linda Schofield (D) won with 56.4% of the vote, defeating Robert Heagney (R) by 15.8 points.
Linda SchofieldDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.4%7,607
Robert HeagneyRepublican
40.6%5,477
Deborah Beth NobleWorking Families
2.5%340
Robert H. KalechmanIndependent
0.4%52
13,476 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Linda Schofield (D)Robert Heagney (R)
Also on the ballot: Deborah Beth Noble (Working Families), 2.5%; Robert H. Kalechman (Independent), 0.4%