Connecticut's 1st House of Representatives district
| Connecticut's 1st State House of Representatives district | |||
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| Registration | 90.2% Democratic 7.8% Republican 2.0% No party preference | ||
The 1st Connecticut House of Representatives district elects one member of the Connecticut House of Representatives. Its current representative is Matthew Ritter. The district consists of the southeastern part of the town of Bloomfield and northwestern Hartford, including the neighborhoods of Blue Hills and West End. The district is one of few in Connecticut to have a Black majority population. Owing to this fact, it is one of the safest House districts in Connecticut for Democrats; a Republican candidate has not run in the district in over a decade.
List of representatives
[edit]| Representative | Party | Years | District home | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Kennelly | Democratic | 1973 - 1981 | Hartford | Did not run for reelection |
| William A. DiBella | Democratic | 1981 - 1983 | Hartford | Elected to State Senate |
| Eric D. Coleman | Democratic | 1983 - 1995 | Bloomfield | Elected to State Senate |
| Kenneth Green | Democratic | 1995 – 2011 | Hartford | Defeated in primary |
| Matthew Ritter | Democratic | 2011 – | Hartford |
Recent elections
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Matthew Ritter | 4,628 | 90.2 | −4.8 | |
| Republican | Kenneth Lerman | 398 | 7.8 | +7.8 | |
| Independent | Emanuel L. Blake | 56 | 1.1 | −3.9 | |
| Independent | Emanuel L. Blake | 47 | 0.9 | +0.9 | |
| Majority | 4,230 | 82.5 | −7.2 | ||
| Turnout | 5,129 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | -6.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Matthew Ritter | 1,153 | 50.04 | ||
| Democratic | Kenneth Green | 1,151 | 49.96 | ||
| Majority | 2 | 0.08 | |||
| Turnout | 2,304 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Kenneth Green | 6,306 | 95.0 | −5.0 | |
| Independent | Mark A. Friedman | 338 | 5.0 | +5.0 | |
| Majority | 5,968 | 89.8 | −10.2 | ||
| Turnout | 6,644 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | -5.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Kenneth Green | 3,781 | 100.0 | 0.0 | |
| Majority | 3,781 | 100.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Turnout | 3,781 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | 0.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Kenneth Green | 5,625 | 100.0 | 0.0 | |
| Majority | 5,625 | 100.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Turnout | 5,625 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | 0.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Kenneth Green | 3,950 | 100.0 | 0.0 | |
| Majority | 3,950 | 100.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Turnout | 3,950 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | 0.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Kenneth Green | 4,575 | 100.0 | 0.0 | |
| Majority | 4,575 | 100.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Turnout | 4,575 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | 0.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Kenneth Green | 3,353 | 100.0 | 0.0 | |
| Majority | 3,353 | 100.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Turnout | 3,353 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | 0.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Kenneth Green | 4,419 | 100.0 | +40.4 | |
| Majority | 4,575 | 100.0 | +43.5 | ||
| Turnout | 4,575 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | +21.7 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Kenneth Green | 2,357 | 59.4 | −21.1 | |
| Republican | Basil St. George Thomas | 862 | 21.7 | +21.7 | |
| A Connecticut Party (1990) | Kenneth Green | 748 | 18.9 | −0.6 | |
| Majority | 2,243 | 56.5 | −43.5 | ||
| Turnout | 3,967 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | -21.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Eric Coleman | 4,002 | 80.5 | +12.6 | |
| A Connecticut Party (1990) | Kenneth Green | 971 | 19.5 | +19.5 | |
| Majority | 4,973 | 100.0 | +64.2 | ||
| Turnout | 4,973 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | +32.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Eric Coleman | 2,842 | 67.9 | −5.8 | |
| Republican | Robert Lutts | 1,344 | 32.1 | +5.8 | |
| Majority | 1,498 | 35.8 | −11.6 | ||
| Turnout | 4,186 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | -5.8 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Eric Coleman | 4,246 | 73.7 | −26.3 | |
| Republican | Robert Lutts | 1,515 | 26.3 | +26.3 | |
| Majority | 2,731 | 47.4 | −52.6 | ||
| Turnout | 5,761 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | -26.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Eric Coleman | 3,383 | 100.0 | +31.2 | |
| Majority | 3,383 | 100.0 | +62.4 | ||
| Turnout | 3,383 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | +31.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Eric Coleman | 4,521 | 68.8 | +11.4 | |
| Republican | Rodney L. Doran | 2,050 | 31.2 | −11.4 | |
| Majority | 2,471 | 37.6 | +22.8 | ||
| Turnout | 6,571 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | +11.4 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Eric Coleman | 3,224 | 57.4 | −17.7 | |
| Republican | Samuel Reed | 2,395 | 42.6 | +17.7 | |
| Majority | 829 | 14.8 | −35.3 | ||
| Turnout | 5,619 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | -17.7 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | William A. DiBella | 4,623 | 75.1 | ||
| Republican | Anthonye S. Esposito | 1,536 | 24.9 | ||
| Majority | 3,087 | 50.1 | |||
| Turnout | 6,159 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Election Results and Related Data. Secretary of the State of Connecticut. Updated 8/18/10. Accessed 9/27/10.