2016 Connecticut House of Representatives election

2016 Connecticut House of Representatives election
November 8, 2016 (2016-11-08)
All 151 seats in the Connecticut House of Representatives
76 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Brendan Sharkey
(Retired)		 Themis Klarides
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat 88th District 114th District
Last election 87 64
Seats before 86 64
Seats won 79 72
Seat change Decrease 7 Increase 8
Popular vote 665,429 721,415
Percentage 45.12% 48.92%
Swing Decrease 2.71% Increase 1.49%
Results by district
     Democratic gain      Republican gain
     Democratic hold      Republican hold
Speaker before election

Brendan Sharkey
Democratic

 Elected Speaker

Joe Aresimowicz
Democratic

The 2016 Connecticut House of Representatives election was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, 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 races for president, U.S. Senate U.S. House, and the State Senate.

Democrats retained their control of the House of Representatives, but lost 7 seats, being reduced to a three seat majority. Republicans picked up 8 seats, expanding their seat total to 72.[1]

As of 2026, this was the last time Republicans made a net-gain of seats in the Connecticut State House.

Retirements

20 incumbents did not seek re-election in 2016.

Democrats

  1. District 19: Brian Becker retired.[2]
  2. District 37: Ed Jutila retired.[3]
  3. District 45: Paul Brycki retired.[3]
  4. District 56: Claire Janowski retired.[3]
  5. District 59: David Kiner retired.[3]
  6. District 60: Peggy Sayers retired.[3]
  7. District 64: Roberta Willis retired.[3]
  8. District 79: Frank Nicastro retired.[3]
  9. District 88: Brendan Sharkey retired.[4]
  10. District 97: Robert Megna retired.[3]

Republicans

  1. District 2: Dan E. Carter retired to run for U.S. Senate.[3]
  2. District 14: Bill Aman retired.[3]
  3. District 50: Mike Alberts retired.[3]
  4. District 55: Gayle Mulligan retired.[3]
  5. District 66: Craig Miner retired to run for State Senate.[3]
  6. District 67: Cecilia Buck-Taylor retired.[3]
  7. District 74: Selim Noujaim retired.[3]
  8. District 103: Al Adinolfi retired.[3]
  9. District 135: John Shaban retired to run for the U.S. House of Representatives.[3]
  10. District 138: Janice Giegler retired.[3]

Incumbents defeated

Two incumbents, both Democrats, were defeated in the August 9th primary election.

In primary election

Democrats

  1. District 39: Ernest Hewett lost re-nomination to Chris Soto.[5]
  2. District 116: Louis Esposito lost re-nomination to Michael DiMassa.[5]

In general election

Democrats

  1. District 22: Betty Boukus lost re-election to William Petit.[6]
  2. District 36: Phillip Miller lost re-election to Robert W. Siegrist III.[7]
  3. District 44: Christine Rosati Randall lost re-election to Anne Dauphinais.[8]
  4. District 58: David J. Alexander lost re-election to Greg Stokes.[9]
  5. District 81: David Zoni lost re-election to John Fusco.[10]
  6. District 105: Theresa Conroy lost re-election to Nicole Klarides-Ditria.[11]

Republicans

  1. District 40: John F. Scott lost re-election to Christine Conley.[12]
  2. District 41: Aundre Bumgardner lost re-election to Joe de la Cruz.[13]
  3. District 38: Kathleen McCarty lost re-election to Nick Gauthier.[14]
  4. District 120: Laura Dancho lost re-election to Kaitlyn Shake.[15]

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
Governing[16] Lean D November 4, 2016

Special elections

District 107 (Special)

Representative David Scribner won re-election to a new term 2014, but resigned from office and declined to be sworn in for a new term. He instead accepted an appointment to the Connecticut Liquor Control Commission, causing the special election.[17]

February 24, 2015 Connecticut's 107th State House district special election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Stephen Harding 1,600 54.24%
Democratic Howard Lasser 1,350 45.76%
Total votes 2,950 100.00%
Republican hold

District 129 (Special)

A special election was called after the resignation of Representative Auden Grogins, following her appointment to the Connecticut Superior Court.[18]

February 24, 2015 Connecticut's 129th State House district special election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Steven Stafstrom 776 44.52%
Republican Enrique Torres 720 41.31%
Unaffiliated Robert T. Keeley Jr. 154 8.84%
Unaffiliated Robert E. Halstead 48 2.75%
Unaffiliated Héctor A. Díaz 45 2.58%
Total votes 1,743 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 121 (Special)

A special election was called following the death of Representative Terry Backer from brain cancer on December 14, 2015.[19]

February 2, 2016 Connecticut's 121st State House district special election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joe Gresko 1,339 60.56%
Republican Susan Barksdale 872 39.44%
Total votes 2,211 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 75 (Special)

A special election was called after the resignation of Representative Victor Cuevas, following a federal investigation into a home loan he took out for his son. [20]

April 26, 2016 Connecticut's 75th State House district special election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Geraldo Reyes 960 76.86%
Republican Raymond Work 289 23.14%
Total votes 2,211 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 90 (Special)

A special election, held concurrently with the regularly scheduled general election, was called after the passing of Representative Mary Fritz from cancer on July 9, 2016.[21]

November 8, 2016 Connecticut's 90th State House district special election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Craig C. Fishbein 6,570 58.02%
Democratic Patrick Reynolds 4,752 41.98%
Total votes 2,211 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic

Results

↓
79 72
Democratic Republican
Parties Candidates Seats Popular vote
2014 2016 +/- Strength Vote % Change
Democratic 125 87 79 Decrease8 52.32% 665,429 45.12% Decrease2.71%
Republican 131 64 72 Increase8 47.68% 721,415 48.92% Increase1.49%
Independent Party 79[a] 0 0 Steady 0.00% 39,356 2.67% Increase0.49%
Working Families 64[b] 0 0 Steady 0.00% 31,892 2.16% Increase 0.84%
Green 10[c] 0 0 Steady 0.00% 5,279 0.36% Decrease0.03%
Unaffiliated/Write-ins 13 0 0 Steady 0.00% 4,885 0.33% Increase0.17%
Libertarian 2 0 0 Steady 0.00% 1,265 0.09% Increase0.01%
Bottom Line Party 1[d] 0 0 Steady 0.00% 56 <0.01% Decrease0.12%
Total 285[e] 151 151 100.00% 1,468,922 100.00% 100.00%
House seats
Democratic
 
 52.32%
Republican
 
 47.68%
Popular vote
Republican
 
 48.92%
Democratic
 
 45.12%
Independent Party
 
 2.67%
Working Families
 
 2.16%

Election results

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District 1

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 1
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Matthew Ritter (Incumbent) 5,662 92.05%
Republican Ken Lerman 489 7.95%
Total votes 6,151 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 2

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 2
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican William Duff 5,727 48.8%
Independent Party William Duff 285 2.4%
Total William Duff 6,012 51.2%
Democratic Raghib Allie-Brennan 5,353 45.6%
Working Families Raghib Allie-Brennan 377 3.2%
Total Raghib Allie-Brennan 5,730 48.8%
Total votes 6,151 100.00%
Republican hold

District 3

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 3
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Minnie Gonzalez (Incumbent) 4,454 100%
Total votes 4,454 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 4

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 4
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Angel Arce (Incumbent) 4,063 87.1%
Republican A. Lloyd Carter 489 12.9%
Total votes 4,664 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 5

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 5
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Brandon McGee (Incumbent) 7,515 81.86%
Republican Paul Panos 1,662 18.1%
Write-In Charles Jackson 3 0.03%
Total votes 9,180 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 6

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 6
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Edwin Vargas 5,173 85.0%
Working Families Edwin Vargas 249 4.1%
Total Edwin Vargas (Incumbent) 5,422 89.1%
Republican Russell Williams 662 10.9%
Total votes 6,084 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 7

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 7
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Douglas McCrory (Incumbent) 5,589 94.2%
Unaffiliated Paul Panos 346 5.8%
Total votes 5,935 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 8

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 8
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tim Ackert (Incumbent) 8,864 65.6%
Democratic Thomas Currier 4,245 31.4%
Working Families Thomas Currier 401 3.0%
Total Thomas Currier 4,626 34.4%
Total votes 13,510 100.00%
Republican hold

District 9

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 9
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jason Rojas (Incumbent) 7,224 87.1%
Libertarian Richard Lion 1,070 12.9%
Total votes 8,294 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 10

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 10
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Henry Genga 5,854 70.4%
Working Families Henry Genga 392 4.7%
Total Henry Genga (Incumbent) 6,246 75.1%
Republican Travis J. Simpson 2,070 24.9%
Total votes 8,316 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 11

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 11
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jeffrey Currey (Incumbent) 5,794 100%
Total votes 5,794 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 12

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 12
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kelly J.S. Luxenberg 5,810 56.3%
Working Families Kelly J.S. Luxenberg 503 4.9%
Total Kelly J.S. Luxenberg (Incumbent) 6,313 61.2%
Republican John D. Topping 3,678 35.7%
Independent Party John D. Topping 322 3.1%
Total John D. Topping 4,000 38.8%
Total votes 10,313 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 13

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 13
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mark Tweedie 5,501 47.6%
Independent Party Mark Tweedie 411 3.6%
Total Mark Tweedie (Incumbent) 5,912 51.2%
Democratic Joe Diminico 5,274 45.6%
Working Families Joe Diminico 243 3.2%
Total Joe Diminico 5,517 48.8%
Total votes 11,559 100.00%
Republican hold

District 14

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 14
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom Delnicki 6,453 49.55%
Independent Party Tom Delnicki 399 3.06%
Total Tom Delnicki 6,852 52.61%
Democratic Saud Anwar 5,847 44.90%
Working Families Saud Anwar 323 2.48%
Total Saud Anwar 6,170 47.38%
Total votes 13,022 100.00%
Republican hold

District 15

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 15
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic David Baram 10,139 93.9%
Working Families David Baram 663 6.1%
Total David Baram (Incumbent) 10,802 100%
Total votes 10,802 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 16

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 16
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Hampton (Incumbent) 7,011 50.8%
Republican Lydia Tedone 6,362 46.1%
Independent Party Lydia Tedone 358 2.6%
Total Lydia Tedone 6,720 48.7%
Unaffiliated Robert Kalechman 75 0.5%
Total votes 13,806 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 17

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 17
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Timothy LeGeyt (Incumbent) 10,337 100%
Total votes 10,337 100.00%
Republican hold

District 18

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 18
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Andy Fleischmann (Incumbent) 7,474 64.8%
Republican Robert Levine 3,733 32.4%
Independent Party Robert Levine 319 2.8%
Total Robert Levine 4,052 35.2%
Total votes 11,526 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 19

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 19
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Derek Slap 7,669 53.8%
Republican Chris Barnes 6,313 44.4%
Independent Party Chris Barnes 260 1.8%
Total Chris Barnes 6,573 46.2%
Total votes 14,242 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 20

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 20
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joseph Verrengia (Incumbent) 8,161 100%
Total votes 8,161 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 21

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 21
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Demicco 6,616 50.1%
Working Families Mike Demicco 431 3.3%
Total Mike Demicco (Incumbent) 7,047 53.4%
Republican Chris Forster 5,894 44.7%
Independent Party Chris Forster 253 1.9%
Total Chris Forster 6,147 46.6%
Total votes 13,194 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 22

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 22
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican William Petit 5,765 54.5%
Independent Party William Petit 594 5.6%
Total William Petit 6,359 60.1%
Democratic Betty Boukus (Incumbent) 4,229 39.9%
Total votes 10,588 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 23

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 23
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Devin Carney 9,139 87.5%
Independent Party Devin Carney 1,308 12.5%
Total Devin Carney 10,447 100%
Total votes 10,447 100.00%
Republican hold

District 24

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 24
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Rick Lopes 4,845 60.1%
Working Families Rick Lopes 364 4.5%
Total Rick Lopes (Incumbent) 5,209 64.6%
Republican James Sanders 2,855 35.4%
Total votes 8,064 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 25

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 25
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bobby Sanchez 4,042 75.3%
Working Families Bobby Sanchez 307 5.7%
Total Bobby Sanchez (Incumbent) 4,349 81%
Republican Richard Gadomski 897 16.7%
Green Martha Kelly 126 2.3%
Total votes 5,372 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 26

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 26
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Peter Tercyak 4,221 65.6%
Working Families Peter Tercyak 433 6.7%
Total Peter Tercyak (Incumbent) 4,654 72.3%
Republican Desiree Agosto 1,785 27.7%
Total votes 6,439 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 27

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 27
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gary Byron 6,129 49.9%
Independent Party Gary Byron 495 4.0%
Total Gary Byron (Incumbent) 6,624 53.9%
Democratic Joshua Shulman 5,351 43.5%
Working Families Joshua Shulman 319 2.6%
Total Joshua Shulman 5,670 46.1%
Total votes 12,294 100.00%
Republican hold

District 28

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 28
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Russell Morin 6,349 49.30%
Working Families Russell Morin 407 3.16%
Total Russell A. Morin (Incumbent) 6,756 52.46%
Republican Mike Hurley 5,782 44.90%
Independent Party Mike Hurley 189 1.47%
Total Mike Hurley 5,971 46.37%
Unaffiliated Lee N. Johnson 151 1.17%
Total votes 12,878 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 29

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 29
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tony Guerrera (Incumbent) 7,413 62.4%
Republican Todd Brown 4,476 37.6%
Total votes 11,889 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 30

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 30
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joe Aresimowicz 6,215 46.8%
Working Families Joe Aresimowicz 671 5.1%
Total Joe Aresimowicz (Incumbent) 6,886 51.9%
Republican Christopher Morelli 6,389 48.1%
Total votes 13,275 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 31

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 31
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Prasad Srinivasan 9,129 64.8%
Independent Party Prasad Srinivasan 488 3.5%
Total Prasad Srinivasan (Incumbent) 9,617 68.3%
Democratic Matt Saunig 4,253 30.2%
Working Families Matt Saunig 217 1.5%
Total Matt Saunig 4,470 31.7%
Total votes 14,087 100.00%
Republican hold

District 32

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 32
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Christie Carpino 7,658 60.5%
Independent Party Christie Carpino 605 4.8%
Total Christie Carpino (Incumbent) 8,263 65.3%
Democratic Myron Johnson 4,395 34.7%
Total votes 12,658 100.00%
Republican hold

District 33

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 33
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joseph Serra (Incumbent) 5,648 57.8%
Republican Linda Szynkowicz 3,811 48.9%
Independent Party Linda Szynkowicz 319 3.3%
Total Linda Szynkowicz 4,130 42.2%
Total votes 9,778 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 34

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 34
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Melissa Ziobron 9,032 %
Independent Party Melissa Ziobron 1,427 %
Total Melissa Ziobron (Incumbent) 10,459 100%
Total votes 10,459 100.00%
Republican hold

District 35

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 35
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jesse MacLachlan 7,392 57.1%
Independent Party Jesse MacLachlan 337 2.6%
Total Jesse MacLachlan (Incumbent) 7,729 59.7%
Democratic Ellen Dahlgren 4,854 37.5%
Libertarian Austin Coco 195 1.5%
Green Ian Barron 168 1.3%
Total votes 12,946 100.00%
Republican hold

District 36

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 36
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Robert W. Siegrist III 6,576 48.2%
Independent Party Robert W. Siegrist III 399 2.9%
Total Robert W. Siegrist III (Incumbent) 6,975 51.1%
Democratic Philip Miller 6,662 48.9%
Total votes 13,637 100.00%
Republican hold

District 37

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 37
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Holly Cheeseman 6,393 52.5%
Independent Party Holly Cheeseman 434 3.6%
Total Holly Cheeseman 6,827 56.1%
Democratic Beth Hogan 5,342 43.9%
Total votes 12,169 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 38

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 38
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kathleen McCarty 6,261 51.1%
Independent Party Kathleen McCarty 486 4.0%
Total Kathleen McCarty (Incumbent) 6,747 55.1%
Democratic Sharon Palmer 4,697 38.4%
Working Families Sharon Palmer 315 2.6%
Total Sharon Palmer 5,012 41%
Green Lauren Shaw 477 3.9%
Total votes 12,236 100.00%
Republican hold

District 39

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 39
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Chris Soto 4,697 83.7%
Unaffiliated Andrew Lockwood 517 8.8%
Green Ronna Stuller 440 7.5%
Total votes 5,861 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 40

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 40
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Christine Conley 3,667 48.8%
Working Families Christine Conley 411 5.5%
Total Christine Conley 4,078 54.3%
Republican John F. Scott 3,207 42.6%
Independent Party John F. Scott 232 3.1%
Total John F. Scott (Incumbent) 3,439 45.7%
Total votes 7,517 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican

District 41

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 41
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joe de la Cruz 5,153 50.1%
Working Families Joe de la Cruz 483 4.7%
Total Joe de la Cruz 5,636 54.8%
Republican Aundre Bumgardner 4,337 42.2%
Independent Party Aundre Bumgardner 309 3.0%
Total Aundre Bumgardner (Incumbent) 4,646 45.2%
Total votes 10,282 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican

District 42

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 42
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike France 6,489 85.4%
Independent Party Mike France 1,105 14.6%
Total Mike France (Incumbent) 7,594 100%
Total votes 7,594 100.00%
Republican hold

District 43

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 43
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Diana Urban (Incumbent) 7,849 61.5%
Republican Nicholas Mullane 4,915 38.5%
Total votes 12,764 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 44

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 44
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Anne Dauphinais 5,044 64.4%
Independent Party Anne Dauphinais 548 5.9%
Total Anne Dauphinais 5,592 60.3%
Democratic Christine Rosati Randall 3,235 34.9%
Working Families Christine Rosati Randall 442 4.8%
Total Christine Rosati Randall (Incumbent) 3,677 39.7%
Total votes 9,269 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 45

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 45
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kevin Skulczyck 5,818 56.8%
Independent Party Kevin Skulczyck 571 5.6%
Total Kevin Skulczyck 6,389 62.4%
Democratic Tracey Hanson 3,278 32.0%
Working Families Tracey Hanson 573 5.6%
Total Tracey Hanson 3,851 37.6%
Total votes 10,240 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 46

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 46
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Emmett Riley 3,265 47.9%
Working Families Emmett Riley 271 4.0%
Total Emmett Riley (Incumbent) 3,536 51.9%
Republican Rob Dempsky 2,406 35.3%
Independent Party Rob Dempsky 264 3.9%
Total Rob Dempsky 2,670 39.2%
Unaffiliated Bonita Bonnie Hong 610 8.9%
Total votes 6,816 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 47

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 47
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Doug Dubitsky 6,853 56.0%
Independent Party Doug Dubitsky 470 3.8%
Total Doug Dubitsky (Incumbent) 7,323 59.8%
Democratic Kate Donnelly 4,358 45.6%
Working Families Kate Donnelly 560 4.6%
Total Kate Donnelly 4,918 40.2%
Total votes 12,241 100.00%
Republican hold

District 48

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 48
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Linda Orange 5,979 49.9%
Working Families Linda Orange 723 6.1%
Total Linda Orange (Incumbent) 6,702 56%
Republican Evan Evans 5,275 44%
Total votes 11,977 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 49

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 49
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Susan Johnson 4,461 59.68%
Working Families Susan Johnson 451 6.03%
Total Susan Johnson (Incumbent) 4,912 65.71%
Republican Tony Fantoli 2,289 30.62%
Independent Party Tony Fantoli 218 2.92%
Bottom Line Party Tony Fantoli 56 .75%
Total Tony Fantoli 2,563 34.29%
Total votes 7,475 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 50

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 50
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Pat Boyd 5,460 47.5%
Working Families Pat Boyd 783 6.8%
Total Pat Boyd 6,243 54.3%
Republican Nora Valentine 5,165 44.9%
Write-In Ty Perry 86 0.7%
Total votes 11,494 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican

District 51

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 51
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Daniel Rovero (Incumbent) 5,548 57.9%
Republican Brian Lynch 4,028 42.1%
Total votes 9,576 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 52

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 52
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kurt Vail 6,365 55.7%
Independent Party Kurt Vail 292 2.6%
Total Kurt Vail (Incumbent) 6,657 58.3%
Democratic Kathy Bachiochi 3,694 32.3%
Working Families Kathy Bachiochi 486 4.3%
Total Kathy Bachiochi 4,180 36.6%
Unaffiliated Linda Louise LaCasse 587 5.1%
Total votes 11,424 100.00%
Republican hold

District 53

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 53
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Sam Belsito 6,146 48.3%
Independent Party Sam Belsito 239 1.9%
Total Sam Belsito (Incumbent) 6,385 50.2%
Democratic Susan Eastwood 5,727 45.0%
Working Families Susan Eastwood 610 4.8%
Total Susan Eastwood 6,337 49.8%
Total votes 12,722 100.00%
Republican hold

District 54

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 54
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gregory Haddad 6,621 70.9%
Working Families Gregory Haddad 406 4.4%
Total Gregory Haddad (Incumbent) 7,027 75.3%
Republican Mark Sargent 2,096 22.4%
Independent Party Mark Sargent 210 2.3%
Total Mark Sargent 2,306 24.7%
Total votes 9,333 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 55

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 55
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Robin Green 9,466 100%
Total votes 9,466 100.00%
Republican hold

District 56

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 56
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Winkler 5,023 47.6%
Working Families Mike Winkler 433 4.1%
Total Mike Winkler 5,456 51.7%
Republican Jim Tedford 4,803 45.6%
Independent Party Jim Tedford 288 2.7%
Total Jim Tedford 5,091 48.3%
Total votes 10,547 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 57

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 57
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Christopher Davis (Incumbent) 9,048 100%
Total votes 9,048 100.00%
Republican hold

District 58

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 58
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Greg Stokes 4,707 49.5%
Independent Party Greg Stokes 388 4.1%
Total Greg Stokes 5,085 53.6%
Democratic David J. Alexander 3,987 41.9%
Working Families David J. Alexander 423 4.5%
Total David J. Alexander (Incumbent) 4,410 46.4%
Total votes 9,505 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 59

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 59
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Carol Hall 4,907 50.1%
Independent Party Carol Hall 387 4.0%
Total Carol Hall 5,294 54.1%
Democratic Anthony DiPace 3,965 40.5%
Working Families Anthony DiPace 530 5.4%
Total Anthony DiPace 4,495 45.9%
Total votes 9,789 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 60

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 60
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Scott Storms 5,713 49.0%
Independent Party Scott Storms 516 4.4%
Total Scott Storms 6,229 53.4%
Democratic Tim Curtis 5,427 46.6%
Total votes 11,656 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 61

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 61
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tami Zawistowski 7,077 60.6%
Independent Party Tami Zawistowski 470 4.0%
Total Tami Zawistowski (Incumbent) 7,547 64.6%
Democratic Michael Malloy 4,136 35.4%
Total votes 11,683 100.00%
Republican hold

District 62

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 62
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican William Simanski (Incumbent) 10,382 100%
Total votes 10,382 100.00%
Republican hold

District 63

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 63
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jay Case 8,103 91.2%
Independent Party Jay Case 762 8.6%
Total Jay Case (Incumbent) 8,865 99.8%
Write-In David G. LaPointe 22 0.2%
Total votes 8,887 100.00%
Republican hold

District 64

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 64
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Brian Ohler 6,447 52.1%
Independent Party Brian Ohler 510 4.1%
Total Brian Ohler 6,957 56.2%
Democratic William Riiska 5,433 43.8%
Total votes 12,390 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 65

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 65
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Michelle Cook 3,717 44.6%
Working Families Michelle Cook 557 6.7%
Total Michelle Cook (Incumbent) 4,274 51.3%
Republican Todd Schaller 4,061 48.7%
Total votes 8,335 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 66

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 66
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Wilson 7,916 58.8%
Democratic Gayle Carr 5,549 41.2%
Total votes 13,465 100.00%
Republican hold

District 67

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 67
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bill Buckbee 5,907 52.60%
Independent Party Bill Buckbee 632 5.61%
Total Bill Buckbee 6,539 58.01%
Democratic Mary Jane Lundgren 4,179 37.08%
Working Families Mary Jane Lundgren 346 3.07%
Total Mary Jane Lundgren 4,525 40.15%
Green Cynthia Day 207 1.84%
Total votes 11,271 100.00%
Republican hold

District 68

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 68
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Eric Berthel (Incumbent) 9,703 100%
Total votes 9,703 100.00%
Republican hold

District 69

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 69
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Arthur O'Neill (Incumbent) 9,882 100%
Total votes 9,882 100.00%
Republican hold

District 70

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 70
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rosa Rebimbas (Incumbent) 7,232 100%
Total votes 7,232 100.00%
Republican hold

District 71

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 71
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Anthony D'Amelio (Incumbent) 6,302 79.9%
Independent Party Danielle Albert 1,588 20.1%
Total votes 7,890 100.00%
Republican hold

District 72

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 72
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Larry Butler (Incumbent) 4,117 80.1%
Unaffiliated Vernon Matthews Jr. 655 12.7%
Unaffiliated Richard Cam 368 7.2%
Total votes 5,140 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 73

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 73
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jeffrey J. Berger 3,957 47.8%
Working Families Jeffrey J. Berger 336 4.1%
Total Jeffrey J. Berger (Incumbent) 4,293 51.9%
Republican Steven Giacomi 3,605 43.7%
Independent Party Steven Giacomi 367 4.4%
Total Steven Giacomi 3,972 48.1%
Total votes 8,265 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 74

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 74
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Stephanie Cummings 3,819 49.7%
Independent Party Stephanie Cummings 511 6.6%
Total Stephanie Cummings 4,330 56.3%
Democratic Wendy Tyson-Wood 3,365 43.7%
Total votes 7,695 100.00%
Republican hold

District 75

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 75
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Geraldo Reyes 3,282 75.2%
Republican Raymond Work 903 20.7%
Independent Party Theodore Derouin Jr. 180 4.1%
Total votes 4,365 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 76

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 76
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Piscopo (Incumbent) 9,213 70.8%
Democratic Myrna Watanabe 3,795 29.2%
Total votes 13,008 100.00%
Republican hold

District 77

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 77
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Cara Christine Pavalock 5,438 49.7%
Independent Party Cara Christine Pavalock 344 3.1%
Total Cara Christine Pavalock (Incumbent) 5,782 52.8%
Democratic Laura Bartok 4,858 44.4%
Working Families Laura Bartok 311 2.8%
Total Laura Bartok 5,169 47.2%
Total votes 10,951 100.00%
Republican hold

District 78

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 78
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Whit Betts 6,659 59.8%
Independent Party Whit Betts 359 3.2%
Total Whit Betts (Incumbent) 7,018 63%
Democratic Krystal Myers 3,704 33.2%
Working Families Krystal Myers 421 3.8%
Total Krystal Myers 4,125 37%
Total votes 11,143 100.00%
Republican hold

District 79

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 79
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Christopher Ziogas 4,785 54.1%
Republican Pete Del Mastro 3,798 43.0%
Independent Party Pete Del Mastro 254 2.9%
Total Pete Del Mastro 4,252 45.9%
Total votes 8,837 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 80

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 80
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Robert Sampson 9,403 89.3%
Independent Party Robert Sampson 1,126 10.7%
Total Robert Sampson (Incumbent) 10,529 100%
Total votes 10,529 100.00%
Republican hold

District 81

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 81
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Fusco 6,659 56.3%
Independent Party John Fusco 332 2.8%
Total John Fusco 6,991 59.1%
Democratic David Zoni 4,386 37.2%
Working Families David Zoni 443 3.7%
Total David Zoni (Incumbent) 4,829 40.9%
Total votes 11,820 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 82

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 82
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Emil Altobello (Incumbent) 7,284 100%
Total votes 7,284 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 83

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 83
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Catherine Abercrombie (Incumbent) 5,273 50.8%
Republican Joseph Vollano 5,105 49.2%
Total votes 10,378 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 84

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 84
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Hilda Santiago (Incumbent) 4,135 85.9%
Green Joseph Vollano 678 14.1%
Total votes 4,813 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 85

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 85
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mary Mushinsky 5,005 51.0%
Working Families Mary Mushinsky 641 6.5%
Total Mary Mushinsky (Incumbent) 5,646 57.5%
Republican Serge Mihaly 3,849 39.2%
Independent Party Serge Mihaly 325 3.3%
Total Serge Mihaly 4,174 42.5%
Total votes 9,820 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 86

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 86
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Vincent Candelora 7,761 76.5%
Independent Party Vincent Candelora 979 9.7%
Total Vincent Candelora (Incumbent) 8,740 86.2%
Unaffiliated Vincent Mase 1,403 13.8%
Total votes 10,143 100.00%
Republican hold

District 87

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 87
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dave Yaccarino 9,171 69.2%
Independent Party Dave Yaccarino 755 5.7%
Total Dave Yaccarino (Incumbent) 9,926 74.9%
Democratic Steve Gifford 3,331 25.1%
Total votes 13,257 100.00%
Republican hold

District 88

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 88
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Josh Elliott 5,919 57.8%
Working Families Josh Elliott 456 4.4%
Total Josh Elliott 6,375 62.2%
Republican Marjorie Bonadies 3,874 37.8%
Total votes 10,249 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 89

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 89
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lezlye Zupkus 9,230 88.4%
Independent Party Lezlye Zupkus 1,216 11.6%
Total Lezlye Zupkus (Incumbent) 10,446 100%
Total votes 10,446 100.00%
Republican hold

District 90

Held concurrently with a special election for the district. Craig Fishbein was elected in both, flipping the seat in the special election.

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 90
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Craig Fishbein 6,643 55.8%
Independent Party Craig Fishbein 408 3.4%
Total Craig Fishbein 7,051 59.2%
Democratic Patrick Reynolds 4,860 40.8%
Total votes 11,911 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 91

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 91
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Michael D'Agostino (Incumbent) 8,333 71.2%
Republican James Lynch 3,377 28.8%
Total votes 11,710 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 92

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 92
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Patricia Dillon 7,433 93.6%
Working Families Patricia Dillon 505 6.4%
Total Patricia Dillon (Incumbent) 7,938 100%
Total votes 7,938 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 93

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 93
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Toni Walker (Incumbent) 6,159 94.6%
Republican Douglas Losty 351 5.4%
Total votes 6,510 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 94

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 94
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robyn Porter 6,955 93.7%
Working Families Robyn Porter 471 6.3%
Total Robyn Porter (Incumbent) 7,426 100%
Total votes 7,426 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 95

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 95
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Juan Candelaria (Incumbent) 5,044 100%
Total votes 5,044 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 96

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 96
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Roland Lemar 5,271 91.1%
Working Families Roland Lemar 647 10.9%
Total Roland Lemar (Incumbent) 5,918 100%
Total votes 5,918 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 97

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 97
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Alphonse Paolillo 5,717 100%
Total votes 5,717 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 98

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 98
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sean Scanlon 9,225 87.04%
Working Families Sean Scanlon 1,374 12.96%
Total Sean Scanlon (Incumbent) 10,599 100%
Total votes 10,599 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 99

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 99
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James Albis 4,565 45.7%
Working Families James Albis 441 4.4%
Total James Albis (Incumbent) 5,006 50.1%
Republican "Big" Steve Tracey 4,653 46.5%
Independent Party "Big" Steve Tracey 342 3.4%
Total "Big" Steve Tracey 4,995 49.9%
Total votes 10,001 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 100

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 100
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Matt Lesser 6,417 62.6%
Working Families Matt Lesser 696 6.8%
Total Matt Lesser (Incumbent) 7,413 69.4%
Republican Anthony Moran 3,136 30.6%
Total votes 10,249 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 101

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 101
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Noreen Kokoruda 8,832 96.8%
Independent Party Noreen Kokoruda 1,348 13.2%
Total Noreen Kokoruda (Incumbent) 10,180 100%
Total votes 10,180 100.00%
Republican hold

District 102

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 102
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lonnie Reed (Incumbent) 6,878 57.6%
Republican Christopher Kelly 5,068 42.4%
Total votes 11,946 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 103

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 103
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Liz Linehan 5,637 50.4%
Republican Andrew Falvey 5,340 47.7%
Independent Party Andrew Falvey 212 1.9%
Total Andrew Falvey 5,552 49.6%
Total votes 11,189 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican

District 104

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 104
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Linda Gentile 4,341 50.8%
Working Families Linda Gentile 539 6.3%
Total Linda Gentile (Incumbent) 4,880 57.1%
Republican Joseph Jaunmann 3,430 40.1%
Independent Party Joseph Jaunmann 243 2.8%
Total Joseph Jaunmann 3,673 42.9%
Total votes 8,553 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 105

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 105
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Nicole Klarides-Ditria 6,491 53.9%
Independent Party Nicole Klarides-Ditria 405 3.4%
Total Nicole Klarides-Ditria 6,896 57.3%
Democratic Theresa Conroy 4,568 37.9%
Working Families Theresa Conroy 576 4.8%
Total Theresa Conroy (Incumbent) 5,144 42.7%
Total votes 12,040 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 106

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 106
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mitch Bolinsky 6,871 54.9%
Independent Party Mitch Bolinsky 314 2.5%
Total Mitch Bolinsky (Incumbent) 7,185 57.4%
Democratic Eva Zimmerman 4,918 39.4%
Working Families Eva Zimmerman 405 3.2%
Total Eva Zimmerman 5,323 42.6%
Total votes 12,508 100.00%
Republican hold

District 107

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 107
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Stephen G. Harding 8,818 86.4%
Independent Party Stephen G. Harding 1,389 13.6%
Total Stephen G. Harding (Incumbent) 10,207 100%
Total votes 10,207 100.00%
Republican hold

District 108

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 108
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Richard A. Smith (Incumbent) 8,133 100%
Total votes 8,133 100.00%
Republican hold

District 109

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 109
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic David Arconti 4,830 58.2%
Working Families David Arconti 490 6.0%
Total David Arconti (Incumbent) 5,320 65.2%
Republican V. Roeun 2,683 32.9%
Independent Party V. Roeun 152 1.9%
Total V. Roeun 2,835 34.8%
Total votes 8,155 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 110

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 110
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bob Godfrey 3,265 58.0%
Working Families Bob Godfrey 249 4.4%
Total Bob Godfrey (Incumbent) 3,514 62.4%
Republican Emanuela Palmares 1,817 32.2%
Independent Party Emanuela Palmares 302 5.4%
Total Emanuela Palmares 2,109 37.6%
Total votes 5,633 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 111

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 111
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John H. Frey (Incumbent) 8,435 62.8%
Democratic Joe Dowdell 4,991 37.2%
Total votes 13,426 100.00%
Republican hold

District 112

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 112
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican J.P. Sredzinski 8,568 87.8%
Independent Party J.P. Sredzinski 1,185 12.2%
Total J.P. Sredzinski (Incumbent) 9,753 100%
Total votes 9,753 100.00%
Republican hold

District 113

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 113
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jason Perillo (Incumbent) 8,090 72.8%
Democratic Adam M. Heller 3,017 27.2%
Total votes 11,107 100.00%
Republican hold

District 114

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 114
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Themis Klarides 8,066 76.3%
Independent Party Themis Klarides 927 8.8%
Total Themis Klarides (Incumbent) 8,993 85.1%
Working Families Aldon Hynes 1,569 14.9%
Total votes 10,562 100.00%
Republican hold

District 115

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 115
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Stephen Dargan 5,273 64.4%
Working Families Stephen Dargan 525 6.4%
Total Stephen Dargan (Incumbent) 5,798 70.8%
Republican Bart Chadderton 2,389 29.2%
Total votes 8,187 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 116

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 116
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Michael DiMassa 4,496 70.2%
Working Families Michael DiMassa 203 3.2%
Total Michael DiMassa 4,699 73.4%
Republican Richard DePalma 1,704 25.6%
Total votes 6,403 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 117

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 117
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles Ferraro 6,325 53.1%
Independent Party Charles Ferraro 421 3.5%
Total Charles Ferraro (Incumbent) 6,746 56.6%
Democratic Sean Ronan 4,861 40.7%
Working Families Sean Ronan 316 2.7%
Total Sean Ronan 5,177 43.4%
Total votes 11,923 100.00%
Republican hold

District 118

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 118
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kim Rose 5,700 51.0%
Independent Party Kim Rose 384 3.4%
Working Families Kim Rose 363 3.3%
Total Kim Rose (Incumbent) 6,447 57.7%
Republican Rick Varrone 4,731 42.3%
Total votes 11,178 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 119

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 119
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Pam Staneski (Incumbent) 7,538 59.0%
Democratic Ben Gettinger 4,814 37.7%
Working Families Ben Gettinger 417 3.3%
Total Ben Gettinger 5,231 41.0%
Total votes 12,769 100.00%
Republican hold

District 120

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 120
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Laura Hoydick 7,041 58.5%
Independent Party Laura Hoydick 470 3.9%
Total Laura Hoydick (Incumbent) 7,511 62.4%
Democratic Frederick Streets 4,470 37.1%
Unaffiliated Clifton Price 62 0.5%
Total votes 12,043 100.00%
Republican hold

District 121

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 121
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joseph Gresko (Incumbent) 7,010 100%
Total votes 7,010 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 122

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 122
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ben McGorty (Incumbent) 8,996 86.2%
Green Angela Capinera 1,440 13.8%
Total votes 10,436 100.00%
Republican hold

District 123

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 123
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Rutigliano 7,373 58.7%
Independent Party David Rutigliano 354 2.8%
Total David Rutigliano (Incumbent) 7,727 61.5%
Democratic Lino Costantini 4,847 38.6%
Total votes 12,574 100.00%
Republican hold

District 124

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 124
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Andre Baker (Incumbent) 5,301 89.7%
Republican Jose Quiroga 607 10.3%
Total votes 5,908 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 125

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 125
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom O'Dea (Incumbent) 9,261 87.8%
Green Jose Quiroga 1,288 12.2%
Total votes 10,549 100.00%
Republican hold

District 126

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 126
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Charlie Stallworth (Incumbent) 6,335 83.3%
Republican Anthony Pizighelli 1,266 16.7%
Total votes 7,601 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 127

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 127
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jack Hennessy 4,853 72.7%
Working Families Jack Hennessy 256 3.8%
Total Jack Hennessy (Incumbent) 5,109 76.5%
Republican Ruben Coriano 1,573 23.5%
Total votes 6,682 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 128

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 128
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Christopher Rosario (Incumbent) 3,535 86.4%
Republican Ethan Book 557 13.6%
Total votes 4,092 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 129

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 129
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Steven Stafstrom (Incumbent) 5,181 79.4%
Republican Peter Perillo 1,347 20.6%
Total votes 6,528 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 130

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 130
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ezequiel Santiago (Incumbent) 4,032 87.9%
Republican Melissa Borres 555 12.1%
Total votes 4,587 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 131

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 131
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Labriola (Incumbent) 8,073 68.5%
Democratic Melissa Borres 3,716 31.5%
Total votes 11,789 100.00%
Republican hold

District 132

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 132
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Brenda Kupchick 7,586 57.0%
Independent Party Brenda Kupchick 398 3.0%
Total Brenda Kupchick (Incumbent) 7,984 60.0%
Democratic Dru Georgiadis 5,330 40.0%
Total votes 13,314 100.00%
Republican hold

District 133

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 133
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cristin McCarthy Vahey 6,022 55.6%
Working Families Cristin McCarthy Vahey 380 3.5%
Total Cristin McCarthy Vahey (Incumbent) 6,402 59.1%
Republican Raymond Neuberger 4,194 38.7%
Independent Party Raymond Neuberger 234 2.2%
Total Raymond Neuberger 4,428 40.9%
Total votes 10,830 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 134

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 134
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Laura Devlin 7,070 57.8%
Independent Party Laura Devlin 307 2.5%
Total Laura Devlin (Incumbent) 7,377 60.3%
Democratic Frederick Garrity Jr. 4,849 39.7%
Total votes 12,226 100.00%
Republican hold

District 135

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 135
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Adam Dunsby 6,934 49.4%
Independent Party Adam Dunsby 252 1.9%
Total Adam Dunsby 7,186 53.3%
Democratic Bonnie Troy 6,001 44.5%
Green Bonnie Troy 300 2.2%
Total Bonnie Troy 6,301 46.7%
Total votes 13,487 100.00%
Republican hold

District 136

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 136
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jonathan Steinberg (Incumebnt) 8,029 57.7%
Republican Catherine Walsh 5,601 40.2%
Independent Party Catherine Walsh 294 2.1%
Total Catherine Walsh 5,895 42.3%
Total votes 13,924 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 137

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 137
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Chris Perone 6,437 63.9%
Working Families Chris Perone 340 3.4%
Total Chris Perone (Incumbent) 6,777 67.3%
Republican Darline Perpignan 3,014 29.9%
Independent Party Darline Perpignan 282 2.8%
Total Darline Perpignan 3,296 32.7%
Total votes 10,073 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 138

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 138
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael Ferguson 5,738 52.2%
Independent Party Michael Ferguson 197 1.8%
Total Michael Ferguson 5,936 54.0%
Democratic Jeff Tomchik 4,854 44.2%
Working Families Jeff Tomchik 197 1.8%
Total Jeff Tomchik 5,052 46.0%
Total votes 10,986 100.00%
Republican hold

District 139

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 139
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kevin Ryan 4,928 53.8%
Working Families Kevin Ryan 824 9.0%
Total Kevin Ryan (Incumbent) 5,752 62.8%
Republican Joseph Mark C. Taraya 3,413 37.2%
Total votes 9,165 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 140

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 140
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bruce V. Morris 5,178 90.7%
Working Families Bruce V. Morris 532 9.3%
Total Bruce V. Morris (Incumbent) 5,710 100%
Total votes 5,710 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 141

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 141
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Terrie Wood 8,409 66.2%
Independent Party Terrie Wood 300 2.4%
Total Terrie Wood (Incumbent) 8,709 68.6%
Democratic Randy Klein 3,979 31.4%
Total votes 12,688 100.00%
Republican hold

District 142

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 142
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Fred Wilms 6,606 71.7%
Independent Party Fred Wilms 871 9.5%
Total Fred Wilms (Incumbent) 7,477 81.2%
Working Families Randy Klein 1,736 18.8%
Total votes 9,213 100.00%
Republican hold

District 143

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 143
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gail Lavielle (Incumbent) 9,457 100%
Total votes 9,457 100.00%
Republican hold

District 144

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 144
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Caroline Simmons (Incumbent) 7,441 67%
Republican Steven Bartolo Kolenberg 3,479 31.4%
Independent Party Steven Bartolo Kolenberg 180 1.6%
Total Steven Bartolo Kolenberg 3,659 33%
Total votes 11,100 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 145

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 145
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Patricia Billie Miller (Incumbent) 5,203 81.0%
Republican Francky Trofort 1,125 17.5%
Independent Party Francky Trofort 95 1.5%
Total Francky Trofort 1,220 19.0%
Total votes 6,423 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 146

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 146
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Terry B. Adams (Incumbent) 6,279 68.6%
Republican Arkadiusz Jakubowski 2,869 31.4%
Total votes 9,148 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 147

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 147
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William Tong (Incumbent) 8,258 100%
Total votes 8,258 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 148

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 148
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Daniel J. Fox (Incumbent) 5,727 71.45%
Republican Phil Balestriere 2,134 26.62%
Green Brian Merlen 155 1.93%
Total votes 8,016 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 149

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 149
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Livvy Floren (Incumbent) 8,949 100%
Total votes 8,949 100.00%
Republican hold

District 150

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 150
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Bocchino (Incumbent) 6,769 100%
Total votes 6,769 100.00%
Republican hold

District 151

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 151
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Fred Camillo (Incumbent) 7,321 60.3%
Democratic Dita Bhargava 4,812 39.7%
Total votes 12,133 100.00%
Republican hold

Notes

  1. ↑ 77 of the candidates were cross-endorsed with another party, 2 candidates were solely nominated by the Independent Party of Connecticut
  2. ↑ 62 of the candidates were cross-endorsed with another party, 2 candidates were solely nominated by the Working Families Party
  3. ↑ 1 candidate was cross-endorsed with another party, 9 candidates were solely nominated by the Green Party of Connecticut
  4. ↑ 1 candidate was cross-endorsed by the Bottom Line Party
  5. ↑ 285 individual candidates ran across 425 ballot lines

References

  1. ↑ Merrill, Denise W. "2016 Statement of Vote".
  2. ↑ "West Hartford's Derek Slap to Run for State House after Brian Becker Announces Retirement". May 20, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 "After a tough term in Hartford, a spate of legislative retirements". The Connecticut Mirror. May 5, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Sharkey Says Professional and Personal Commitments Led to Retirement". NBC Connecticut. May 16, 2016.
  5. 1 2 Altimari, Daniela; Stacom, Don (August 9, 2016). "Liberal Candidates Notch Wins In Tuesday's Primaries". Hartford Courant.
  6. ↑ "William Petit Jr. Unseats Longtime Incumbent Betty Boukus". Hartford Courant. November 8, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Republican Siegrist takes Rep. Miller's seat by a nose in 36th House". CT Insider. November 8, 2016.
  8. ↑ Penney, John (November 8, 2016). "Dauphinais upsets incumbent Randall in 44th District". Norwichbulletin.com. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Ex-legislator suspended from practicing law after assault". Fox 61. January 5, 2019. Alexander lost his 2016 re-election bid shortly after being charged with drunken driving
  10. ↑ "Two Republican Lawmakers Vow To Fight Elections Enforcement". CT News Junkie. August 29, 2017. Rep. David Zoni, a Democrat, lost to Rep. John Fusco
  11. ↑ "Conroy loses re-election to 105th District House seat, bested by Klarides-Ditria". Nhregister.com. November 8, 2016. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
  12. ↑ "Conley defeats Scott in 40th District". Theday.com. November 8, 2016. Archived from the original on December 5, 2018. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  13. ↑ Rosen, Jon (January 28, 2018). "Capitol Report: Bumgardner joins Dems, switches parties". WTNH. lost his seat to Democrat Joe de la Cruz
  14. ↑ "Democrats gain multiple seats in CT House, preserve majority in CT Senate". The Connecticut Mirror. November 6, 2024.
  15. ↑ Richard Chumney (November 6, 2024). "Shake unseats Dancho, Gresko rolls in Stratford House races". The Middletown Press.
  16. ↑ Jacobson, Louis (October 8, 2018). "Ratings Roundup: 2016 Statewide Elections". Governing. Retrieved July 30, 2026.
  17. ↑ Rabe Thomas, Jacqueline (January 7, 2015). "Scribner resigns from House for state liquor control job". CT Mirror. Retrieved July 30, 2026.
  18. ↑ Dixon, Ken (January 2, 2015). "Rep. Grogins to get Superior Court judge job". CT Post. Retrieved July 30, 2026.
  19. ↑ Keating, Christopher (May 16, 2016). "Legislators Mourn Death of Rep. Terry Backer - the Soundkeeper". Hartford Courant. Retrieved July 30, 2026.
  20. ↑ "Special election set to fill Waterbury lawmaker's seat". Fox61. March 12, 2016.
  21. ↑ McCready, Brian (July 9, 2016). "Long-Time State Rep. Mary Fritz, of Wallingford, Dies at 78". Patch Media. Retrieved July 30, 2026.
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