2022 Connecticut House of Representatives election explained

Election Name:2022 Connecticut House of Representatives elections
Country:Connecticut
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2020 Connecticut House of Representatives election
Previous Year:2020
Next Election:2024 Connecticut House of Representatives election
Next Year:2024
Seats For Election:All 151 seats in the Connecticut House of Representatives
Majority Seats:76
Election Date:November 8, 2022
Turnout:52.4%[1]
Leader1:Matthew Ritter
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Leaders Seat1:1st district
Last Election1:97
Seats Before1:97
Seats1:98
Popular Vote1:727,440
Percentage1:56.05%
Swing1: 2.44
Seat Change1: 1
Leader2:Vincent Candelora
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Leaders Seat2:86th district
Last Election2:54
Seats Before2:54
Seats2:53
Popular Vote2:544,387
Percentage2:41.94%
Swing2: 0.23
Seat Change2: 1
Speaker
Before Election:Matthew Ritter
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Matthew Ritter
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

The 2022 Connecticut House of Representatives election was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, to elect members to the Connecticut House of Representatives, one from each of the state's 151 General Assembly districts. The date of this the election corresponded with other elections in the state, including the U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and Connecticut State Senate.

Democrats retained control of the House of Representatives, expanding their majority by winning 98 seats to the Republicans' 53, a net gain of 1.[2] Democrats had held a majority in the House of Representatives since 1987. They are 3 seats shy of supermajority.[3]

Retirements

23 incumbents did not seek re-election in 2022.

Democrats

  1. District 16

John Hampton retired.

  1. District 41

Joe de la Cruz retired.

  1. District 46

Emmett Riley retired.

  1. District 48

Brian Smith retired.

  1. District 56

Mike Winkler retired.

  1. District 79

Chris Ziogas retired.

  1. District 83

Catherine Abercrombie retired.

  1. District 98

Sean Scanlon retired to be elected Connecticut State Comptroller in 2022.

  1. District 109

David Arconti retired.

  1. District 126

Charlie Stallworth retired.

  1. District 137

Chris Perone retired.

  1. District 143

Stephanie Thomas retired to be elected to Connecticut Secretary of State in 2022.

Republicans

  1. District 22

William Petit retired.

  1. District 42

Mike France retired.

  1. District 55

Robin Green retired.

  1. District 66

David Wilson retired.

  1. District 70

Rosa Rebimbas retired.

  1. District 78

Whit Betts retired.

  1. District 81

John Fusco retired.

  1. District 107

Stephen Harding retired to be elected to Connecticut's 30th State Senate district in 2022.

  1. District 134

Laura Devlin retired.

  1. District 141

Terrie Wood retired to unsuccessfully run for Connecticut Secretary of State in 2022.

  1. District 151

Harry Arora retired to unsuccessfully run for Connecticut State Treasurer in 2022.

Results

9853
DemocraticRepublican
Parties! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=center rowspan= 2
CandidatesSeatsPopular vote
align=center 2020align=center 2022align=center +/-align=center Strengthalign=center Votealign=center %align=center Change
Democraticalign=center 136align=center 97align=center 98align=center 1align=center 64.90%align=center 727,440align=center 56.05%align=center 2.44%
Republicanalign=center 125align=center 54align=center 53align=center 1align=center 35.10%align=center 544,387align=center 41.94%align=center 0.23%
Working Familiesalign=center 2align=center 0align=center 0align=center align=center 0.00%align=center 12,575align=center 0.96%align=center 0.96%
Independent Party4000.00%12,2230.94%0.94%
Other parties and Write-ins10000.00%1,1020.84%0.84%
Greenalign=center 1align=center 0 align=center 0align=center align=center 0.00%align=center 84align=center 0.73%align=center 5.98%
Libertarianalign=center 0align=center 0align=center 0align=center align=center 0.00%align=center 0align=center 0.00%align=center 3.82%
Total2781511510100.00%1,297,811100.00%100.00%

Detailed results

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District 1

Democratic incumbent Matthew Ritter won reelection to a seventh term after running unopposed. He had represented the 1st District since 2011.

District 2

Democratic incumbent Raghib Allie-Brennan won reelection to a third term after defeating Republican candidate Jenn Lewis. Allie-Brennan was also nominated by the Working Families Party, while Lewis was also nominated by the Independent Party. Allie-Brennan had represented the 2nd District since 2019.

District 3

Democratic incumbent Minnie Gonzalez was reelected to a 14th term after running unopposed. She had represented the 3rd District since 1997.

District 4

Democratic incumbent Julio Concepcion was reelected to a third full term after running unopposed. He had represented the 4th District since 2018, when he won the special election to fill the vacancy left by Democrat Angel Arce, who resigned effective April 9, 2018, due to allegations that he had sent inappropriate Facebook messages to a 16-year-old girl.[5]

District 5

Democratic incumbent Maryam Khan was reelected to a first full term after defeating Republican candidate Charles Jackson and Petitioning candidate Elijah El-Hajj-Bey. Khan had represented the 5th District since 2022, when she won the special election to fill the vacancy left by Democrat Brandon McGee, who resigned on January 7, 2022, to work on Governor Ned Lamont's reelection campaign.[6]

District 6

Democratic incumbent Edwin Vargas Jr. was reelected to a sixth term after running unopposed. Vargas was also nominated by the Working Families party. Vargas resigned on January 3, 2023, to pursue an academic post in the state university system.[7] Vargas previously represented the district since 2013. Democrat James Sánchez was elected to succeed him on February 28, 2023.

District 7

Democratic incumbent Joshua Malik Hall was reelected to a third full term after running unopposed. He had represented District 7 since 2017, when he won the special election to fill the vacancy left by Democrat Douglas McCrory, who was elected to the state senate.

District 8

Republican incumbent Tim Ackert was reelected to a seventh term after defeating Democratic candidate Mary Ann Hansen. Hansen was also nominated by the Working Families Party. Ackert had represented the 8th District since 2011.

District 9

Democratic incumbent Jason Rojas was reelected to an eighth term after defeating Republican candidate Matthew Lauf. Rojas had represented the 9th District since 2009.

District 10

Democratic incumbent Henry Genga was reelected to a ninth term after running unopposed. He had represented the 10th District since 2007.

District 11

Democratic incumbent Jeffrey Currey was reelected to a fifth term after running unopposed. He had represented the 11th District since 2015.

District 12

Democratic incumbent Geoff Luxenberg was reelected to a third term after running unopposed. He was also nominated by the Working Families Party. Luxenberg had represented the 12th District since 2019.

District 13

Democratic incumbent Jason Doucette was reelected to a third term after defeating Republican candidate Donna Meier. Doucette was also nominated by the Independent Party and Working Families Party. Doucette had represented the 13th District since 2019.

District 14

Republican incumbent Tom Delnicki was reelected to a fourth term after defeating Democratic candidate Erica Evans and United Community candidate Marek Kozikowski. Delnicki was also nominated by the Independent Party. He had represented the 14th District since 2017.

District 15

Democratic incumbent Bobby Gibson was reelected to a third full term after running unopposed. He had represented the 15th District since 2018, when he won the special election to fill the vacancy left by Democrat David A. Baram, who was elected as the 3rd District Probate Court judge.

District 16

Democratic candidate Melissa Osborne was elected after defeating Republican candidate Mike Paine. This seat was previously held by Democrat John Hampton since 2013.

District 17

Democratic incumbent Eleni Kavros DeGraw was reelected to a second term after defeating Republican candidate Heather Maguire. Karvos DeGraw was also nominated by the Independent Party and Working Families Party. She had represented the 17th district since 2021.

District 18

Democratic incumbent Jillian Gilchrest was reelected to a third term after running unopposed. She had represented the 18th district since 2019.

District 19

Democratic incumbent Tammy Exum was reelected to a second full term after running unopposed. She had represented the 19th district since 2019.

District 20

Democratic incumbent Kate Farrar was reelected to a second term after defeating Republican candidate Anastasia Yopp. Farrar was also nominated by the Working Families Party. She had represented the 20th district since 2021.

District 21

Democratic incumbent Mike Demicco was reelected to a fifth term after defeating Republican candidate Joe Capodiefero. Demicco was also nominated by the Working Families Party. He had represented the 21st district since 2013.

District 22

Republican candidate Francis Cooley was elected after defeating Democrat candidate Rebecca Martinez. This seat was previously held by Republican William Petit since 2017.

District 23

Republican incumbent Devin Carney was reelected to a fifth term after defeating Democratic candidate Colin Heffernan. Carney was also nominated by the Independent Party. Carney had represented the 23rd district since 2015.

Election Name:2022 Connecticut's 23rd House of Representatives district election
Previous Election:2020 Connecticut House of Representatives election#District 23
Previous Year:2020
Next Election:2024 Connecticut's 23rd House of Representatives district election
Next Year:2024

District 24

Democratic incumbent Emmanuel Sanchez was reelected to a second term after defeating Republican candidate Paul Edwards. Sanchez was also nominated by the Working Families Party. He had represented the 24th district since 2021.

District 25

Democratic incumbent Bobby Sanchez was reelected to an eleventh term after defeating Republican candidate Jerrell Hargraves. Sanchez had represented the 25th district since 2011.

District 26

Democratic incumbent Peter Tercyak was reelected to a nineteenth term after defeating Republican candidate Joel Moret. Tercyak was also nominated by the Working Families Party. He had represented the 26th district since 2003.

District 27

Democratic incumbent Gary Turco was reelected to a third term after defeating Republican candidate Nancy Cappello. Turco was also nominated by the Working Families Party. He had represented the 27th district since 2019.

District 28

Democratic incumbent Amy Morrin Bello was reelected to a second term after defeating Republican candidate Brianna Timbro. Morrin Bello was also nominated by the Working Families Party. She had represented the 28th district since 2021.

District 29

Democratic incumbent Kerry Szeps Wood was reelected to a third term after defeating Republican candidate Pankaj Prakash. Szeps Wood had represented the 29th district since 2019.

District 30

Republican incumbent Donna Veach was reelected to a second term after defeating Democratic candidate Denise McNair. Veach had represented the 30th district since 2021.

District 31

Democratic incumbent Jill Barry was reelected to a third term after defeating Republican candidate Gary Giannelli. Barry was also nominated by the Independent Party. She had represented the 31st district since 2019.

District 32

Republican incumbent Christie Carpino was reelected to a 12th term after defeating Democratic candidate Rose Aletta. Carpino was also nominated by the Independent Party. She had represented the 32nd district since 2011.

District 33

Democratic incumbent Brandon Chafee was reelected to a second term after defeating Republican candidate Quatina Frazer. Chafee was also nominated by the Independent Party. He had represented the 33rd district since 2021.

District 34

Republican incumbent Irene Haines was reelected to a third term after defeating Democratic candidate John Olin. Haines had represented the 34th district since 2019.

District 35

Republican candidate Chris Aniskovich was elected after defeating Democratic incumbent Christine Goupil.[8] Goupil was also nominated by the Independent Party. Goupil had represented the 35th district since 2021.

Election Name:2022 Connecticut's 35th House of Representatives district election
Previous Election:2020 Connecticut House of Representatives election#District 35
Previous Year:2020
Next Election:2024 Connecticut's 35th House of Representatives district election
Next Year:2024

District 36

Democrat incumbent Christine Palm was reelected to a third term after defeating Republican candidate Chris Turkington with 57% of the vote. Palm was also nominated by the Independent Party and Working Families Party. She had represented the 36th district since 2019.[9]

District 37

Republican incumbent Holly Cheeseman was reelected to a sixth term after defeating Democratic candidate Nick Menapace. Cheeseman was also nominated by the Independent Party. She had represented the 37th district since 2017.

District 38

Republican incumbent Kathleen McCarty was reelected to eighth term after defeating Democratic candidate Nick Gauthier. She had represented the 38th district since 2015.

District 39

Democratic incumbent Anthony Nolan was reelected to a third term after defeating Republican candidate Karen Paul. Nolan was also nominated by the Working Families Party. He had represented the 39th district since 2019.

District 40

Democratic incumbent Christine Conley was reelected to a sixth term after defeating Independent candidate Lauren Gauthier. Conely was also nominated by the Working Families Party. She had represented the 40th district since 2016.

District 41

Democratic candidate and former state representative Aundre Bumgardner was elected after defeating Republican candidate Robert Boris and Petitioning candidate James Francis Dunigan IV . Bumgardner was also nominated by the Working Families Party. This seat was previously held by Democrat Joe de la Cruz since 2017.

District 42

Democratic candidate Keith Denning was elected after defeating Republican candidate Kim Healy. Healy was also nominated by the Independent Party. This seat was previously held by Republican Mike France since 2015.

District 43

Republican incumbent Greg Howard was reelected to a second term after defeating Democratic candidate Ashley Gillece. Howard was also nominated by the Independent Party. He had represented the 43rd district since 2021.

District 44

Republican incumbent Anne Dauphinais was reelected to a sixth term after defeating Democratic candidate Dave Randall. Dauphinais had represented the 44th district since 2017.

District 45

Republican incumbent Brian Lanoue was reelected to a third term after defeating Democratic candidate Kayla Thompson. Lanoue had represented the 45th district since 2019.

District 46

Democrat candidate Derell Wilson was elected after defeating Republican candidate Robert Bell. Wilson was also nominated by the Working Families Party. The seat was previously held by Democrat Emmett Riley since 2013.

District 47

Republican incumbent Doug Dubitsky was reelected to a fifth term after defeating Democratic candidate Dave Nowakowski. Dubitsky had represented the 47th district since 2015.

District 48

Republican candidate Mark DeCaprio was elected after defeating Democratic candidate Christopher Rivers. DeCaprio was also nominated by the Independent Party. This seat was previously held by Democrat Brian Smith since 2020.

District 49

Democratic incumbent Susan Johnson was reelected to an eighth term after running unopposed. Johnson was also nominated by the Working Families Party. She had represented the 49th district since 2009.

District 50

Democratic incumbent Pat Boyd was reelected to a fourth term after defeating Republican Aaron Soucy. Boyd had represented the 50th district since 2017.

District 51

Republican incumbent Rick Hayes was reelected to a third term after defeating Democratic candidate Christine Maine. Hayes was also nominated by the Independent Party. He had represented the 51st district since 2019.

District 52

Republican incumbent Kurt Vail was reelected to a fifth term after defeating Democratic candidate Gregg Dafoe. Vail was also nominated by the Independent Party. He had represented the 52nd district since 2015.

District 53

Republican incumbent Tammy Nuccio was reelected to a second term after defeating Democratic candidate Kenneth Trice. Nuccio was also nominated by the Independent Party. She had represented the 53rd district since 2021.

District 54

Democratic incumbent Gregory Haddad was reelected to a seventh term after running unopposed. He was also nominated by the Working Families Party. Haddad had represented the 54th district since 2011.

District 55

Republican candidate Steve Weir was elected after defeating Democratic candidate Wes Skorski. The seat was previously held by Republican Robin Green since 2017.

District 56

Democratic candidate Kevin Brown was elected after defeating Republican candidate Jim Tedford. Brown was also nominated by the Independent Party and the Working Families Party. The seat was previously held by Democrat Mike Winkler since 2017

District 57

Democratic incumbent Jaime Foster was reelected to a second term after defeating Republican candidate David Stavens. Foster was also nominated by the Independent Party, Working Families Party, and the Forward Party. Foster had represented the 57th district since 2021.

District 58

Democratic incumbent Tom Arnone was reelected to a third term after defeating Republican Robert Hendrickson. Arnone was also nominated by the Working Families Party. Arnone had represented the 58th district since 2019.

District 59

Republican incumbent Carol Hall was reelected to a fourth term after defeating Democratic candidate Matt Despard. Hall had represented the 59th district since 2017.

District 60

Democratic incumbent Jane Garibay was reelected to a fourth term after defeating Republican candidate Len Walker. Garibay was also nominated by the Working Families Party. Garibay had represented the 60th district since 2017.

District 61

Republican incumbent Tami Zawistowski was reelected to a fifth term after defeating Democratic candidate Jim Irwin. Zawistowski was also nominated by the Independent Party. Zawistowski had represented the 61st district since 2015.

District 62

Republican incumbent Mark Anderson was reelected to a second term after defeating Democratic candidate Jim Irwin. Anderson was also nominated by the Independent Party. Anderson had represented the 62nd district since 2021.

District 63

Republican incumbent Jay Case was reelected to a sixth term after defeating Democratic candidate Althea Candy Perez. Case had represented the 63rd district since 2013.

District 64

Democratic incumbent Maria Horn was reelected to her third term after defeating Republican candidate Christopher DuPont. Horn was also nominated by the Independent Party and the Working Families Party. Horn had represented the 64th district since 2019.

District 65

Democratic incumbent Michelle Cook was reelected to her eighth term after running unopposed. Cook had represented the 65th district since 2009.

District 66

Republican candidate Karen Reddington-Hughes was elected after defeating Democratic candidate Matt Dyer. This seat was previously held by Republican David Wilson since 2016.

District 67

Republican incumbent Bill Buckbee was reelected to a fourth term after defeating Democratic candidate Alexandra Thomas. Buckbee was also nominated by the Independent Party. Buckbee had represented the 67th district since 2017.

District 68

Republican Joe Polletta was reelected to a third term after running unopposed. Polletta was also nominated by the Independent Party. Polletta had represented the 68th district since 2017, when he won a special election to succeed Republican Eric Berthel, who was elected to the state senate.

District 69

Republican incumbent Cindy Harrison was elected to a second term after running unopposed. Harrison had represented the 69th district since 2021.

District 70

Republican candidate Seth Bronko was elected after defeating Democratic candidate Jeff Litke. This seat was previously held by Republican Rosa Rebimbas since 2009.

District 71

Republican incumbent William Pizzuto won reelection to a first full term after running unopposed. He had represented the 71st district since 2022, when he won a special election after Republican Anthony D'Amelio resigned.

District 72

Democratic incumbent Larry Butler was reelected to a ninth term after defeating Republican candidate Vernon Matthews. Butler was also nominated by the Independent Party. Butler had represented the 72nd district since 2007.

District 73

Democratic incumbent Ronald Napoli Jr. was reelected to a third term after defeating Republican candidate Abigail Diaz Pizarro. Napoli was also nominated by the Working Families Party. Napoli had represented the 73rd district since 2019.

District 74

Democratic incumbent Michael DiGiovancarlo was reelected to a second term after running unopposed. DiGiovancarlo had represented the 74th district since 2021.

District 75

Democratic incumbent Geraldo Reyes was reelected to his fourth term after running unopposed. Reyes had represented the 75th district since 2017.

District 76

Republican incumbent John Piscopo was reelected to his 13th term after defeating Democratic candidate Sharon Farmer. Piscopo had represented the 76th district since 1999.

District 77

Republican incumbent Cara Pavalock-D'Amato was reelected to his fifth term after defeating Democratic candidate Andrew Rasmussen-Tuller. D'Amato was also nominated by the Independent Party. D'Amato had represented the 77th district since 2015.

District 78

Republican candidate Joe Hoxha was elected after running unopposed. This seat was previously held by Republican Whit Betts since 2011.

District 79

Democratic candidate Mary Fortier was elected after defeating Republican candidate Jennifer Van Gorder. Fortier was also nominated by the Independent Party and the Working Families Party. This seat was previously held by Democrat Chris Ziogas since 2017.

District 80

Republican incumbent Gale Mastrofrancesco was reelected to a third term after running unopposed. Mastrofrancesco had represented the 80th district since 2019.

District 81

Democratic candidate Chris Poulos was elected after narrowly defeating Republican candidate Tony Morrison by 1 vote. Morrison was also nominated by the Independent Party. This seat was previously held by Republican John Fusco since 2017.

District 82

Democratic incumbent Michael Quinn was reelected to a second term after running unopposed. He was also nominated by the Working Families Party. Quinn had represented the 82nd district since 2021.

District 83

Democratic candidate Jack Fazzino was elected after defeating Republican candidate Lou Arata. Fazzino was also nominated by the Working Families Party. This seat was previously held by Democrat Catherine Abercrombie since 2005.

District 84

Democratic incumbent Hilda Santiago was reelected to a sixth term after running unopposed. Santiago had represented the 84th district since 2013.

District 85

Democratic incumbent Mary Mushinsky was reelected to her 22nd term after defeating Republican Kerry Lentz. Mushinsky was also nominated by the Working Families Party. Mushinsky had represented the 85th district since 1981.

District 86

Republican incumbent Vincent Candelora was reelected to his ninth term after running unopposed. Candelora had represented the 86th district since 2007.

District 87

Republican incumbent Dave Yaccarino was reelected to his seventh term after running unopposed. He was also nominated by the Independent Party. Yaccarino had represented the 87th district since 2011.

District 88

Democratic incumbent Josh Elliott was reelected to a fourth term after defeating Republican Michael Pace. Elliott was also nominated by the Working Families Party. Elliott had represented the 88th district since 2017.

District 89

Republican incumbent Lezlye Zupkus won reelection to a sixth term after defeating Democratic candidate Kevin O'Leary. She was also nominated by the Independent Party. Zupkus had represented the 89th district since 2013.

District 90

Republican incumbent Craig Fishbein was reelected to a fourth term after defeating Democratic candidate Rebecca Hyland. He was also nominated by the Independent Party. Fishbein had represented the 90th district since 2017.

District 91

Democratic incumbent Mike D'Agostino was reelected to a sixth term after running unopposed. D'Agostino had represented the 91st district since 2012.

District 92

Democratic incumbent Patricia Dillon was reelected to a 20th term after defeating Independent candidate Lesley McGuirk. Dillon was also nominated by the Working Families Party. Dillon had represented the 92nd district since 1985.

District 93

Democratic incumbent Toni Walker was reelected to an eleventh term after defeating Republican candidate Percy Sanders. Walker had represented the 93rd district since 2001, when she won the special election to succeed Howard C. Scipio.

District 94

Democratic incumbent Robyn Porter was reelected to a fifth term after running unopposed. Porter had represented the 94th district since 2015.

District 95

Democratic incumbent Juan Candelaria was reelected to an eleventh term after running unopposed. Candelaria had represented the 95th district since 2003.

District 96

Democratic incumbent Roland Lemar was reelected to a seventh term after defeating Republican candidate Eric Mastroianni. Lemar had represented the 96th district since 2011.

District 97

Democratic incumbent Alphonse Paolillo was reelected to a third term after defeating Republican Anthony Acri. Paolillo had represented the 97th district since 2019.

District 98

Democratic candidate Moira Rader was elected after defeating Republican candidate Rich DiNardo. She was also nominated by the Working Families Party. This seat was previously held by Democrat Sean Scanlon, who retired to be elected Connecticut Comptroller in 2022 and had represented the 98th district since 2015.

District 99

Republican incumbent Joe Zullo was reelected to a second term after running unopposed. He had represented the 99th district since 2019, when he won the special election to succeed Democrat James Albis, who resigned.

District 100

Democratic incumbent Quentin Williams was reelected to a third term after running unopposed. He was also nominated by the Working Families Party. Williams was killed in a head-on collision while driving southbound on Connecticut Route 9 in Cromwell when a northbound vehicle entered the lane and struck his car.[10] Williams previously represented the district since 2019. Democrat Kai Belton was elected to succeed him on February 28, 2023.

District 101

Democratic incumbent John-Michael Parker was reelected to a second term after defeating Republican candidate John Rasimas. Parker was also nominated by the Independent Party and Working Families Party.

District 102

Democratic incumbent Robin Comey was reelected to a third term after defeating Republican candidate Ray Ingraham. Comey was also nominated by the Working Families Party. Comey had represented the 102nd district since 2019.

District 103

Democratic incumbent Liz Linehan was reelected to a fourth term after defeating Republican candidate Randy Raines. Linehan was also nominated by the Independent Party. Linehan had represented the 103rd district since 2017.

District 104

Democratic incumbent Kara Rochelle was reelected to a third term after defeating Republican candidate Josh Shuart. Rochelle was also nominated by the Independent Party and the Working Families Party. She had represented the 104th district since 2019.

District 105

Republican incumbent Nicole Klarides-Ditria was reelected to a third term after running unopposed. She had represented the 105th district since 2019.

District 106

Republican incumbent Mitch Bolinsky was reelected to a sixth term after running unopposed. He had represented the 106th district since 2013.

District 107

Republican candidate Martin Foncello was elected after defeating Democratic candidate Phoebe Holmes. This seat was previously held by Republican Stephen Harding, who had represented the 107th district since 2015.

District 108

Republican incumbent Patrick Callahan was reelected to a second term after defeating Democratic candidate Jeff Ginsbury. Callahan had represented the 108th district since 2021.

District 109

Democratic candidate Farley Santos was elected after defeating Republican candidate Jesy Fernandez. Santos was also nominated by the Independent Party. This seat was previously held by Democrat David Arconti, who had represented the 109th district since 2013.

District 110

Democratic incumbent Bob Godfrey was reelected to his 18th term after defeating Republican candidate Eric Gleissner. Godfrey had represented the 110th district since 1989.

District 111

Democratic incumbent Aimee Berger-Girvalo was reelected to a second term after defeating Republican candidate Bob Herbert. Girvalo had represented the 111th district since 2021.

District 112

Republican incumbent Tony Scott was reelected to his first full term after defeating Democratic candidate Sheila Papps. Scott had represented the 112th district since 2021, when he won the special election to succeed Republican J.P. Sredzinski, who resigned for private reasons.

District 113

Republican incumbent Jason Perillo was reelected to his eighth term after running unopposed. He had represented the 113th district since 2007, when he won the special election to succeed Republican Richard Belden, who resigned.

District 114

Democratic incumbent Mary Welander was reelected to her second term after defeating Republican Daniel Cowan. Welander was also nominated by the Independent Party and the Working Families Party. She had represented the 114th district since 2021.

District 115

Democratic incumbent Dorinda Keenan Borer was reelected to a third term after running unopposed. She had represented the 115th district since 2017, when she won the special election to fill the vacancy left by Democrat Stephen Dargan, who resigned.

District 116

Democratic incumbent Treneé McGee was reelected to a first full term after defeating Republican candidate Aaron Haley and Independent candidate Shawn Brown. McGee had represented the 116th district since 2021, when she won the special election to succeed Democrat Michael DiMassa, who was arrested for wire fraud and had represented the 116th district since 2016.

District 117

Republican incumbent Charles Ferraro was reelected to 10th term after defeating Working Families Party Candidate Laura Fucci. Ferraro was also nominated by the Independent Party. He had represented the 117th district since 2015.

District 118

Democratic incumbent Frank Smith was reelected to a second term after defeating Republican Jeffrey Parkin. Smith was also nominated by the Working Families Party. He had represented the 118th district since 2021.

District 119

Republican incumbent Kathy Kennedy was reelected to a third term after defeating Democratic candidate Mike Smith. Kennedy was also nominated by the Independent Party. She had represented the 119th district since 2019.

District 120

Republican candidate Laura Dancho was elected after defeating Democratic incumbent Philip Young. Dancho was also nominated by the Independent Party. This seat was previously held by Democrat Philip Young since 2018.

District 121

Democratic incumbent Joe Gresko was reelected to a fourth term after defeating Republican Greg Burnes. Gresko had represented the 121st district since 2017.

District 122

Republican incumbent Ben McGorty was reelected to a fifth term after running unopposed. He had represented the 122nd district since 2015.

District 123

Republican incumbent David Rutigliano was reelected to a sixth term after defeating Democratic candidate Sujata Wilcox. Rutigliano was also nominated by the Independent Party. He had represented the 123rd district since 2013.

District 124

Democratic incumbent Andre Baker was reelected to a fifth term after defeating Republican candidate Jose Quiroga and Independent candidate Michael Young. Baker had represented the 124th district since 2015.

District 125

Republican incumbent Tom O'Dea was reelected to a sixth term after defeating Democratic candidate Victor Alvarez. O'Dea had represented the 125th district since 2013.

District 126

Democratic candidate Fred Gee was elected after defeating Republican candidate Phillip Flynn and Independent candidate Joseph Thompson. This seat was previously held by Democrat Charlie Stallworth, who had represented the 126th district since 2011.

District 127

Democratic candidate Marcus Brown was elected after defeating Republican candidate Anthony Puccio and Working Families candidate Jack Hennessy. This seat was previously held by Jack Hennessy, who had represented the 127th district since 2005.

District 128

Democratic incumbent Christopher Rosario was reelected to fifth term after defeating Republican Ramona Marquez. Rosario was also nominated by the Independent Party. He had represented the 128th district since 2015.

District 129

Democratic incumbent Steven Stafstrom was reelected to a fourth term after defeating Republican Louis Savino. Stafstrom had represented the 129th district since 2015, when he was elected in a special election to succeed Democrat Auden Grogins, who had resigned.

District 130

Democratic incumbent Antonio Felipe was reelected to a second term after defeating Republican candidate Terrence Sullivan. Felipe had represented the 130th district since 2019, when he was elected in a special election to succeed Democrat Ezequiel Santiago, who had died.

District 131

Republican incumbent David Labriola was reelected to an 11th term after running unopposed. He had represented the 131st district since 2003.

District 132

Democratic incumbent Jennifer Leeper was reelected to a second term after defeating Republican candidate Brian Farnen. Leeper had represented the 132nd district since 2021.

District 133

Democratic incumbent Cristin McCarthy Vahey was reelected to a fifth term after defeating Republican candidate Micheal Grant. Vahey was also nominated by the Working Families Party. She had represented the 133rd district since 2015.

District 134

Democratic candidate Sarah Keitt was elected after narrowly defeating Republican candidate Meghan McCloat. McCloat was also nominated by the Independent Party. The 134th district was previously represented by Republican Laura Devlin since 2015.

District 135

Democratic incumbent Anne Hughes was reelected to a third term after defeating Republican candidate Alex Burns. Hughes had represented the 135th district since 2019.

District 136

Democratic incumbent Jonathan Steinberg was reelected to his seventh term after defeating Republican candidate Alma Sarelli. Steinberg had represented the 136th district since 2010.

District 137

Democratic candidate Kadeem Roberts was elected after defeating Republican candidate Luis Estrella. Roberts was also nominated by the Working Families Party. This seat was previously held by Democrat Chris Perone, who had represented the 137th district since 2005.

District 138

Republican candidate Rachel Chaleski was elected after defeating Democratic incumbent Ken Gucker. Chaleski was also nominated by the Independent Party. This seat was previously held by Democrat Kenneth Gucker since 2019.

District 139

Democratic incumbent Kevin Ryan was reelected to his 16th term after defeating Republican candidate Mark Adams. Ryan was also nominated by the Independent Party and Working Families Party. He had represented the 139th district since 1993.

District 140

Democratic incumbent Travis Simms was reelected to a third term after running unopposed. He had represented the 140th district since 2019.

District 141

Republican candidate Tracy Marra was elected after running unopposed. Marra was also nominated by the Independent Party. This seat was previously held by Republican Terrie Wood since 2009 before she retired to run for Connecticut Secretary of State.

District 142

Democratic incumbent Lucy Dathan was reelected to a third term after defeating Republican candidate Donald Mastronardi. Dathan was also nominated by the Working Families Party. She had represented the 142nd district since 2019.

District 143

Democratic candidate Dominique Johnson was elected after defeating Republican Nicole Hampton. Johnson was also nominated by the Working Families Party. The seat was previously held by Democrat Stephanie Thomas, who was elected Connecticut Secretary of State in 2022.

District 144

Democratic incumbent Hubert Delany was reelected to his first full term after defeating Republican Mitchell Bell. Delany had represented the 144th district since 2022, when he was elected in a special election to succeed Democrat Caroline Simmons, who resigned to become mayor of Stamford.

District 145

Democratic incumbent Corey Paris was reelected to his first full term after defeating Republican Fritz Blau. Paris was also nominated by the Working Families Party. Paris had represented the 145th district since 2022, when he was elected in a special election to succeed Patricia Billie Miller, who was elected to the State Senate.

District 146

Democratic incumbent David Michel was reelected to a third term after defeating Republican Jessica Demmo and Independent Thomas Concannon. Michel was also nominated by the Working Families Party. He had represented the 146th district since 2019.

District 147

Democratic incumbent Matt Blumenthal was reelected to a third term after defeating Republican Abraham Viera. Blumenthal had represented the 147th district since 2019.

District 148

Democratic incumbent Dan Fox was reelected to a sixth term after defeating Republican Wilm E. Donath. Fox however resigned at the end of 2022 to accept a nomination from Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont to be a judge on the Connecticut Superior Court.[11] Democrat Anabel Figueroa was elected to succeed him on February 28, 2023.

District 149

Democratic candidate Rachel Khanna was elected after defeating Republican incumbent Kimberly Fiorello. Khanna was also nominated by the Independent Party. This seat was previously held by Republican Kimberly Fiorello since 2021. This was the first time a Democrat was elected to this district.

District 150

Democratic incumbent Steve Meskers won reelection to a third term, defeating Republican Ed Lopez. Meskers had represented the 150th District since 2019.

District 151

Democratic candidate Hector Arzeno was elected after defeating Republican candidate Peter Sherr. This seat was previously held by Republican Harry Arora since 2020.

See also

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Public Reporting .
  3. Web site: Veto overrides in state legislatures . 2024-08-18 . Ballotpedia . en.
  4. Web site: Jacobson. Louis. The Battle for State Legislatures. May 19, 2022. May 19, 2022.
  5. Web site: Munson . Emilie . June special election set to replace state rep accused of inappropriate messages . Connecticut Post . 1 May 2018 . 4 April 2023.
  6. Web site: State Rep. McGee to step down to work for Gov. Lamont's reelection . 5 January 2022 .
  7. Web site: Hartford Rep. Edwin Vargas to resign from legislature . 3 January 2023 .
  8. Web site: Aniskovich Unseats Incumbent Goupil for State Rep. Seat . Zip06.com . 4 April 2023 . 4 April 2023.
  9. Web site: Garrity . Karena . State Rep. Christine Palm Announces Re-election Campaign 3rd Term . patch.com . 14 February 2022 . . 15 February 2022.
  10. Web site: A rising star in Connecticut politics dies in a collision with a wrong-way driver . NPR . 6 January 2023 . 4 April 2023.
  11. Web site: Governor Lamont Nominates 20 Jurists To Serve as Judges of the Connecticut Superior Court . 2023-06-28 . CT.gov - Connecticut's Official State Website . en.