Connecticut's 138th House of Representatives district
The one hundred thirty-eighth Connecticut House of Representatives district elects one member of the Connecticut House of Representatives. Its current representative is Rachel Chaleski.
List of representatives
[edit]Representative | Party | Years | District home | Note |
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Terry McGovern | Democratic | 1967–1971 | Bridgeport | |
Ernest Nickols | Republican | 1971–1973 | Bridgeport | Redistricted to the 130th District |
E. Ronald Bard | Republican | 1973–1975 | Norwalk | Redistricted from the 145th District |
Lawrence Anastasia | Democratic | 1975 – 1993 | Norwalk | In 1992, Larry Anastasia's residence was redistricted such that he and fellow incumbent Democrat Alex Knopp were both in the 139th. |
Mark Nielsen | Republican | 1993 – 1995 | Danbury | |
David Cappiello | Republican | 1995 – 1999 | Danbury | |
Mark Boughton | Republican | 1999 – 2002 | Danbury | Elected Mayor of Danbury in 2001 |
Grace M. Scire | Democratic | 2002 – 2003 | Danbury | |
Janice Giegler | Republican | 2003 – 2017 | Danbury | |
Michael Ferguson | Republican | 2017 – 2019 | Danbury | |
Ken Gucker | Democratic | 2019 – 2023 | Danbury | Lost reelection.[1] |
Rachel Chaleski | Republican | 2023 – present | Danbury |
Recent election results
[edit]2022
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Kenneth Gucker (incumbent) | 3,322 | 49.81 | |
Republican | Rachel Chaleski | 3,219 | 48.26 | |
Independent Party | Rachel Chaleski | 129 | 1.93 | |
Total votes | 6,670 | 100.00 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
2020
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Kenneth Gucker (incumbent) | 6,530 | 51.48 | |
Republican | Emile Buzaid | 5,582 | 44.00 | |
Working Families | Kenneth Gucker (incumbent) | 302 | 2.38 | |
Independent Party | Emile Buzaid | 271 | 2.14 | |
Total votes | 12,685 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Danbury GOP school board chair, Rachel Chaleski, flips 138th CT House seat by 26 votes, per recount". November 15, 2022.
- ^ "Public Reporting".
- ^ "Public Reporting". Connecticut Elections Management System. Retrieved November 10, 2020.