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Connecticut, State House, District 8

Connecticut House of Representatives District 8
Current incumbentTimothy J. Ackert Republican Party

Connecticut’s eighth state house district is represented by Republican Representative Timothy J. Ackert.

Connecticut state legislators represent an average of 23,670 residents. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 22,553 residents.

About the office

Members of the Connecticut House of Representatives serve two-year terms and are not subject to term limits. Connecticut legislators assume office the Wednesday following the first Monday of the January next succeeding their election.

Qualifications

Article III, Section 4 of the Connecticut Constitution states: "The house of representatives shall consist of not less than one hundred twenty-five and not more than two hundred twenty-five members, each of whom shall be an elector residing in the assembly district from which he is elected. Each assembly district shall be contiguous as to territory and shall elect no more than one representative. For the purpose of forming assembly districts no town shall be divided except for the purpose of forming assembly districts wholly within the town."

Salaries

State legislators
SalaryPer diem
$28,000/yearNo per diem is paid.

Vacancies

If there is a vacancy in the house, a special election must be conducted to fill the vacant seat. The governor must call for an election no later than 10 days after the vacancy happened. All special elections must be held no later than 46 days after a governor's declaration. If the vacancy happened with less than 125 days left before the general election, the special election must be held on the same day as the general election. No election can be called by the governor if the vacancy happened with less than 49 days left before the general election.

Elections

2020

Elections for the office of Connecticut House of Representatives will take place in 2020. The general election will be held on November 3, 2020. A primary is scheduled for August 11, 2020. The filing deadline is June 9, 2020.

2018

General election
General election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 8

Incumbent Tim Ackert (R) defeated Brenda Falusi (D) in the general election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 8 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Tim Ackert (R)
62.3
7,610

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Brenda Falusi (D)
37.7
4,597

Total votes: 12,207
Democratic primary election

The primary elections were canceled.

Republican primary election

The primary elections were canceled.

2016

Elections for the Connecticut House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 9, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 7, 2016.

Incumbent Tim Ackert defeated Thomas Currier in the Connecticut House of Representatives District 8 general election.

Connecticut House of Representatives, District 8 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Tim Ackert Incumbent 65.61% 8,864
Democratic Thomas Currier 34.39% 4,646
Total Votes 13,510
Source: Connecticut Secretary of the State

Thomas Currier ran unopposed in the Connecticut House of Representatives District 8 Democratic primary.

Connecticut House of Representatives, District 8 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Thomas Currier (unopposed)
Incumbent Tim Ackert ran unopposed in the Connecticut House of Representatives District 8 Republican primary.

Connecticut House of Representatives, District 8 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Tim Ackert Incumbent (unopposed)

2014

Elections for the Connecticut House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on August 12, 2014, and a general election on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 10, 2014. Anthony Ortiz was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while incumbent Tim Ackert was unopposed in the Republican primary. Ackert defeated Ortiz in the general election.

Connecticut House of Representatives District 8, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngTim Ackert Incumbent 65.9% 6,462
Democratic Anthony Ortiz 31% 3,044
Working Families Anthony Ortiz 3% 298
Total Votes 9,804

2012

Elections for the office of Connecticut House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on August 14, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 12, 2012. A total of 151 seats were up for election in 2012. Incumbent Tim Ackert defeated John Murphy (D) in the general election. Both candidates ran unopposed in the August 14 primary elections.

Connecticut House of Representatives, District 8, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngTim Ackert Incumbent 57.9% 7,178
Democratic John P. Murphy 42.1% 5,213
Total Votes 12,391

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Connecticut House of Representatives District 8 raised a total of $456,585. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $26,858 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Connecticut House of Representatives District 8

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $66,885 2 $33,443
2014 $66,543 2 $33,272
2012 $65,803 2 $32,902
2010 $64,192 2 $32,096
2008 $59,274 2 $29,637
2006 $46,200 2 $23,100
2004 $9,141 1 $9,141
2002 $37,849 2 $18,925
2000 $40,698 2 $20,349
Total $456,585 17 $26,858