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2008 election for Connecticut House District 77

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Christopher A. Wright (D) won with 55.6% of the vote, defeating Jill Fitzgerald (R) by 11.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Christopher A. WrightDemocrat · winner
55.6%5,591
Jill FitzgeraldRepublican
44.4%4,462
10,053 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

EvenD+45.72002D+28.42004R+1.92006D+11.22008D+5.12010D+16.82012

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET