2008Final results
2008 election for Connecticut House District 88
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Brendan Sharkey (D) won with 64.7% of the vote, defeating Matthew Corcoran (Ind) by 29.5 points.
Brendan SharkeyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.7%5,906
Matthew CorcoranIndependent
35.3%3,218
9,124 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