Connecticut's 40th House of Representatives district

Connecticut's 40th State
House of Representatives
district
Representative
  Dan Gaiewski
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Connecticut's 40th House of Representatives district elects one member of the Connecticut House of Representatives. It encompasses parts of Groton and Ledyard. It has been represented by Democrat Dan Gaiewski since 2025.

List of representatives

List of Representatives from Connecticut's 40th State House District[1][2]
Representative Party Years District home Note
William S. MayerRepublican1967–1971East GranbySeat created[3]
Astrid HanzalekRepublican1971–1973Suffield
James H. McGillRepublican1973–1975Groton
Patricia T. HendelDemocratic1975–1981New London
Betsy Burghardt GibsonDemocratic1981–1985Groton
Philip H. TuthillRepublican1985–1987Groton
Jay B. LevinDemocratic1987–1991New London
Thomas MoukawsherDemocratic1991–1993Groton
Nancy DeMarinisDemocratic1993–2003Groton
Edward MoukawsherDemocratic2003–2015Groton
John F. ScottRepublican2015–2017Mystic
Christine ConleyDemocratic2017–2025GrotonResigned
Dan GaiewskiDemocratic2025–GrotonElected in special election

Recent elections

2026

2026 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 40[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dan Gaiewski (Incumbent) TBD TBD
Republican Isabelle Roode TBD TBD
Total Votes TBD TBD
Result: TBD Winner: TBD TBD TBD

2025 Special Election

2025 Connecticut State House of Representatives special election, District 40[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dan Gaiewski 1,518 66.03
Republican Robert Boris 716 31.1
Working Families Dan Gaiewski 65 2.83
Total Votes 2,299 100.0
Democratic Hold Winner: Dan Gaiewski 1,583 68.9

2024

2024 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 40[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Christine Conley (Incumbent) 5,682 60.7
Republican Susan Deane-Shinbrot 3,167 33.8
Working Families Christine Conley (Incumbent) 284 3.0
Independent Party Christine Conley (Incumbent) 229 2.5
Total Votes 9,362 100.0
Democratic Hold Winner: Christine Conley (Incumbent) 6,195 66.2

2022

2022 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 40[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Christine Conley (Incumbent) 3,929 74.72
Republican Scott Westervelt (Withdrew) 0 0
Working Families Christine Conley (Incumbent) 407 7.74
Independent Party Lauren Gauthier 922 17.5
Total Votes 5,258 100.00
Democratic Hold Winner: Christine Conley (Incumbent) 4,336 82.46

2020

2020 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 40[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Christine Conley (incumbent) 5,011 56.15
Republican Lauren Gauthier 3,454 38.70
Working Families Christine Conley (incumbent) 242 2.71
Independent Party Lauren Gauthier 217 2.43
Total votes 8,924 100.00
Democratic hold

2018

2018 Connecticut House of Representatives election, District 40[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Christine Conley (Incumbent) 3,815 58.4
Republican John Scott 2,720 41.6
Total votes 6,535 100.00
Democratic hold

2016

2016 Connecticut House of Representatives election, District 40[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Christine Conley 4,078 54.25
Republican John Scott (Incumbent) 3,439 45.75
Total votes 7,517 100.00
Democratic hold

2014

2014 Connecticut House of Representatives election, District 40[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John F. Scott 2,572 56.6
Democratic Edward Moukawsher (Incumbent) 1,969 43.4
Total votes 4,541 100.00
Republican hold

2012

2012 Connecticut House of Representatives election, District 40[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Edward Moukawsher (Incumbent) 3,427 54.00
Republican Andrew Lavery 2,923 46.00
Total votes 6,350 100.00
Democratic hold

References

  1. ↑ "Current and Historical Connecticut State Legislators". data.ct.gov. Connecticut Open Data. Retrieved May 4, 2026.
  2. ↑ "House District 40 Historical Election Results". electionhistory.ct.gov. Connecticut Office of the Secretary of the State. Retrieved May 28, 2026.
  3. ↑ Proto, Jennifer (January 28, 2021). "Legal Challenges to Connecticut Redistricting Plans" (PDF). cga.ct.gov. Connecticut General Assembly. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 12, 2026. Retrieved May 17, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Connecticut House of Representatives District 40". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 12, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Connecticut House of Representatives District 40". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 12, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Connecticut House of Representatives District 40". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 12, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Connecticut House of Representatives District 40". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 12, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Public Reporting". Connecticut Elections Management System. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  9. 1 2 3 4 Ballotpedia. "Connecticut House of Representatives District 40". Ballotpedia. Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 26, 2022.


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