2008Final results
2008 election for Connecticut House District 8
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Joan A. Lewis (D) won with 53.3% of the vote, defeating Tim Ackert (R) by 6.7 points.
Joan A. LewisDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.3%6,679
Tim AckertRepublican
46.7%5,845
12,524 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