2008Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2008 election for Connecticut House District 61
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Matthew J. Conway Jr. (D) won with 52.8% of the vote, defeating Lauren K. Life (R) by 5.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Matthew J. Conway Jr.Democrat · winner
52.8%6,305
Lauren K. LifeRepublican
47.2%5,629
11,934 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