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2008Final results

2008 election for Connecticut House District 39

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Ernest Hewett (D) won with 73.5% of the vote, defeating Jason L. Catala (R) by 55.6 points.

Ernest HewettDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.5%4,542
Jason L. CatalaRepublican
17.9%1,109
8.6%529
6,180 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+29.52002D+41.82004D+41.82006D+55.62008D+38.12010D+65.82012

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