2008Final results
2008 election for Connecticut House District 81
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Bruce Zalaski (D) won with 66.4% of the vote, defeating Dan Banici (R) by 35.9 points.
Bruce ZalaskiDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.4%7,155
Dan BaniciRepublican
30.6%3,290
Timothy A. KnibbsConstitution
3.0%323
10,768 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