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2012Final results

2012 election for Connecticut House District 135

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

John T. Shaban (R) won with 52.4% of the vote, defeating Leon J. Karvelis (D) by 7.4 points.

John T. ShabanRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.4%6,588
45.0%5,661
2.6%326
12,575 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 2012

Races before and after

EvenR+16.21992R+21.91996R+14.52010R+7.42012R+6.62016D+8.12018

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

The candidates