2008Final results
2008 election for Connecticut House District 53
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Bryan Hurlburt (D) won with 56.6% of the vote, defeating Robert Arute (R) by 13.2 points.
Bryan HurlburtDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.6%7,356
Robert AruteRepublican
43.4%5,639
12,995 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