2008Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2008 election for Connecticut House District 47
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Christopher Coutu (R) won with 54.2% of the vote, defeating Jack Malone (D) by 8.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Christopher CoutuRepublican · winner
54.2%5,439
Jack MaloneDemocrat · incumbent
45.8%4,605
10,044 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