2008Final results
2008 election for Connecticut House District 5
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Marie Lopez Kirkleybey (D) won with 82.0% of the vote, defeating Larry Charles (Ind) by 65.8 points.
Marie Lopez KirkleybeyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
82.0%4,147
Larry CharlesIndependent
16.2%821
Craig T. StallingsIndependent
1.7%87
5,055 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
Marie Lopez Kirkleybey (D)Larry Charles (I)
Also on the ballot: Craig T. Stallings (Independent), 1.7%