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2008Final results

2008 election for Connecticut House District 17

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Timothy B. Legeyt (R) won with 53.2% of the vote, defeating Brett Eisenlohr (D) by 6.4 points.

Timothy B. LegeytRepublican · winner
53.2%7,331
46.8%6,451
13,782 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

EvenD+14.42000R+0.42002R+20.82004R+6.42008R+27.72010R+20.02012

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