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2008Final results

2008 election for Connecticut House District 31

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Thomas J. Kehoe (D) won with 52.2% of the vote, defeating Kurt P. Cavanaugh (R) by 4.4 points.

Thomas J. KehoeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.2%7,118
47.8%6,512
13,630 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+30.52002R+17.62004D+0.62006D+4.42008R+12.52010R+20.32012

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