Connecticut's 72nd House of Representatives district

Connecticut's 72nd State
House of Representatives
district
Connecticut's 72nd State; House of Representatives; district
Representative
	Larry Butler; D

Connecticut's 72nd House of Representatives district elects one member of the Connecticut House of Representatives. It encompasses parts of Waterbury and has been represented by Democrat Larry Butler since 2007.^[1]

List of representatives

List of Representatives from Connecticut's 72nd State House District^[2]^[3]
Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
Robert T. Cairns	Republican	1967–1969	Madison	Seat created^[4]
Gustaf Carlson	Republican	1969–1971	Killingworth
Philip Costello	Republican	1971–1973	Madison
James T. Healey	Democratic	1973–1977	Waterbury
Maurice B. Mosley	Democratic	1977–1987	Waterbury
Reginald Beamon	Democratic	1987–2007	Waterbury
Larry Butler	Democratic	2007–	Waterbury

2026 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 72^[5]
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Larry Butler (Incumbent) Unopposed*	TBD	TBD
	Total Votes	TBD	TBD
Results: TBD	Winner: TBD	TBD	TBD

2024 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 72^[6]
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Larry Butler (Incumbent) Unopposed*	3,486	89.7
Independent Party	Larry Butler (Incumbent) Unopposed*	400	10.3
	Total Votes	3,886	100.0
Democratic Hold	Winner: Larry Butler (Incumbent)	3,886	100.0

2022 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 72^[7]
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Larry Butler (Incumbent)	2,145	66.04
Republican	Vernon R. Matthews	1,013	31.2
Independent Party	Larry Butler (Incumbent)	90	2.77
	Total Votes	3,248	100.0
Democratic Hold	Winner: Larry Butler (Incumbent)	2,235	68.8

2020 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 72^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Larry Butler (incumbent)	4,269	69.18
	Republican	Vernon R. Matthews	1,668	27.03
	Independent Party	Larry Butler (incumbent)	234	3.79
Total votes			6,171	100.00
	Democratic hold

2018 Connecticut House of Representatives election, District 72^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Larry Butler (Incumbent)	3,362	74.1
	Republican	Michael Cervillino	1,176	25.9
Total votes			4,538	100.00
	Democratic hold

2016 Connecticut House of Representatives election, District 72^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Larry Butler (Incumbent)	4,117	80.1
	Independent Party	Vernon Matthews	655	12.74
	Independent Party	Richard J. Cam	368	7.16
Total votes			5,140	100.00
	Democratic hold

2014 Connecticut House of Representatives election, District 72^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Larry Butler (Incumbent)	2,301	66.5
	Republican	Ruben Rodriguez	936	27.1
	Independent Party	Ruben Rodriguez	145	4.2
	Independent Party	Richard J. Cam	77	2.2
Total votes			3,459	100.00
	Democratic hold

2012 Connecticut House of Representatives election, District 72^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Larry Butler (Incumbent)	4,217	78.2
	Republican	Mike Stango	1,176	21.8
Total votes			5,393	100.00
	Democratic hold

1 2 3 4 5 Ballotpedia. "Connecticut House of Representatives District 72". Ballotpedia. Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
↑ "Current and Historical Connecticut State Legislators". data.ct.gov. Connecticut Open Data. Retrieved May 4, 2026.
↑ "House District 72 Historical Election Results". electionhistory.ct.gov. Connecticut Office of the Secretary of the State. Retrieved May 24, 2026.
↑ 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.
↑ "Connecticut House of Representatives District 72". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 12, 2026.
↑ "Connecticut House of Representatives District 72". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 12, 2026.
↑ "Connecticut House of Representatives District 72". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 12, 2026.
↑ "Public Reporting". Connecticut Elections Management System. Retrieved November 10, 2020.