2008Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2008 election for Connecticut House District 65
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Michelle L. Cook (D) won with 56.2% of the vote, defeating Anne L. Ruwet (R) by 12.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Michelle L. CookDemocrat · winner
56.2%4,945
Anne L. RuwetRepublican · incumbent
43.8%3,853
8,798 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