2012Final results
2012 election for Connecticut House District 8
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Tim Ackert (R) won with 57.9% of the vote, defeating John P. Murphy (D) by 15.9 points.
Tim AckertRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.9%7,178
John P. MurphyDemocrat
42.1%5,213
12,391 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET