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2008 Connecticut U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 2008 Connecticut U.S. House District 1 Election?

John B. Larson won the 2008 Connecticut U.S. House District 1 Election. John B. Larson received 211,493 popular votes (65.81%). The main challenger was Joe Visconti (26.01%).

See the full head-to-head between Larson and Visconti

Larson +39.8 pts · won by 134,633 votes
John B. LarsonDemocraticWINNER65.81%
211,493 votes
Joe ViscontiRepublican26.01%
76,860 votes
Stephen E. D. FournierGreen2.44%
7,201 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 5.7% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.