Connecticut's 48th House of Representatives district

Connecticut's 48th State
House of Representatives
district
Connecticut's 48th State; House of Representatives; district
Representative
	Mark DeCaprio; R

Connecticut's 48th House of Representatives district elects one member of the Connecticut House of Representatives. It encompasses parts of the towns of Colchester, Windham, Lebanon, and Mansfield. It has been represented by Republican Mark DeCaprio since 2022.

List of representatives

List of Representatives from Connecticut's 48th State House District^[1]^[2]^[3]
Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
Robert D. King	Republican	1967–1973	Tolland	Seat created^[4]
James H. Brannen III	Republican	1973–1975	Colchester
Sam Gejdenson	Democratic	1975–1979	Fitchville
Martin M. Masters	Democratic	1979–1981	Lebanon
Joe Broder	Republican	1981–1983	Colchester
Kenneth Przybysz	Democratic	1983–1987	Uncasville
Andrew McCall Norton	Republican	1987–1997	Westchester
Linda Orange	Democratic	1997–2021	Colchester
Brian Smith	Democratic	2021–2023	Colchester
Mark DeCaprio	Republican	2023–	Lebanon

2020 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 48^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brian Smith (incumbent)	6,920	50.71
	Republican	Julie Shilosky	6,038	44.24
	Working Families	Brian Smith (incumbent)	358	2.62
	Independent Party	Julie Shilosky	331	2.43
Total votes			13,647	100.00
	Democratic hold

2018 Connecticut House of Representatives election, District 48^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Linda Orange (Incumbent)	6,029	55.1
	Republican	Mark DeCaprio	4,915	44.9
Total votes			10,944	100.00
	Democratic hold

2016 Connecticut House of Representatives election, District 48^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Linda Orange (Incumbent)	6,702	55.96
	Republican	Evan Evans	5,275	44.04
Total votes			11,977	100.00
	Democratic hold

2014 Connecticut House of Representatives election, District 48^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Linda Orange (Incumbent)	4,688	53.4
	Republican	Evan Evans	3,544	40.4
	Working Families	Linda Orange (Incumbent)	547	6.2
Total votes			8,779	100.00
	Democratic hold

2012 Connecticut House of Representatives election, District 48^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Linda Orange (Incumbent)	6,607	60.6
	Republican	Stan Soby	4,292	39.4
Total votes			10,899	100.00
	Democratic hold

↑ "Current and Historical Connecticut State Legislators". data.ct.gov. Connecticut Open Data. Retrieved May 4, 2026.
↑ "House District 48 Historical Election Results". electionhistory.ct.gov. Connecticut Office of the Secretary of the State. Retrieved May 30, 2026.
1 2 3 4 5 Ballotpedia. "Connecticut House of Representatives District 48". Ballotpedia. Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
↑ 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.
↑ "Public Reporting". Connecticut Elections Management System. Retrieved November 10, 2020.