2018 Connecticut House of Representatives election
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November 6, 2018
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| Turnout | 65.23%[1] ( 11.71%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2018 Connecticut House of Representatives election was held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, to elect members to the Connecticut House of Representatives, one from each of the state's 151 General Assembly districts. The date of this the election corresponded with other elections in the state, including ones for governor, U.S. Senate, and the Connecticut State Senate. Democrats retained control of the House of Representatives, winning 92 seats to the Republicans 59.[2]
Representatives elected would serve a two-year term, beginning in January 2019.
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Governing[3] | Lean D | October 8, 2018 |
Results
| 92 | 59 |
| Democratic | Republican |
| Parties | Candidates | Seats | Popular vote | ||||||
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| 2016 | 2018 | +/- | Strength | Vote | % | Change | |||
| Democratic | 146 | 80 | 92 |  12
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60.92% | 730,652 | 54.60% | 7.50%
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| Republican | 133 | 71 | 59 | 12
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39.08% | 603,122 | 45.07% | 6.71%
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| Libertarian | 4 | 0 | 0 | 
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0.00% | 1,692 | 0.13% | 0.04%
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| Working Families | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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0.00% | 900 | 0.07% | 0.15%
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| Independent Party | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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0.00% | 851 | 0.06% | 0.11%
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| Green | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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0.00% | 450 | 0.03% | 0.31%
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| Unaffiliated/ Write-ins | 6 | 0 | 0 |
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0.00% | 475 | 0.03% | 0.26%
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| Total | 278 | 151 | 151 | 100.00% | 1,338,142 | 100.00% | 100.00% | ||
Election results
District 1
Incumbent Democrat Matthew Ritter ran unopposed in the Connecticut House of Representatives District 1 general election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Matthew Ritter (Incumbent) | 4,419 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 4,419 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 2
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Raghib Allie-Brennan | 5,245 | 50.6% | |
| Working Families | Raghib Allie-Brennan | 264 | 2.5% | |
| Total | Raghib Allie-Brennan | 5,509 | 53.1% | |
| Republican | William Duff | 4,623 | 44.6% | |
| Independent Party | William Duff | 240 | 2.3% | |
| Total | William Duff (Incumbent) | 4,863 | 46.9% | |
| Total votes | 10,372 | 100% | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
District 3
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Minnie Gonzalez (Incumbent) | 2,975 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 2,975 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 4
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Julio Concepcion (Incumbent) | 2,733 | 79.3% | |
| Republican | Bryan C. Nelson | 335 | 9.7 | |
| Working Families | Kennard Ray | 321 | 9.3% | |
| Green | Mary L. Sanders | 59 | 1.7% | |
| Total votes | 10,372 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 5
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Brandon McGee (Incumbent) | 6,474 | 85% | |
| Republican | Charles Jackson | 1,144 | 15% | |
| Total votes | 7,618 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 6
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Edwin Vargas | 3,563 | 84.4% | |
| Working Families | Edwin Vargas | 142 | 3.4% | |
| Total | Edwin Vargas (Incumbent) | 3,705 | 87.8% | |
| Republican | William Duff | 516 | 12.2% | |
| Total votes | 4,221 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 7
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Joshua Malik Hall | 4,098 | 94.6% | |
| Working Families | Joshua Malik Hall | 143 | 3.3% | |
| Total | Joshua Malik Hall (Incumbent) | 4,241 | 97.9% | |
| Petitioning | Gisele Gigi Jacobs | 92 | 2.1% | |
| Total votes | 4,333 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 8
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Tim Ackert (Incumbent) | 7,610 | 62.3% | |
| Democratic | Brenda Falusi | 4,597 | 37.7% | |
| Total votes | 12,207 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 9
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jason Rojas (Incumbent) | 6,042 | 88% | |
| Libertarian | Anthony Armetta | 821 | 12% | |
| Total votes | 6,863 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 10
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Henry Genga (Incumbent) | 5,236 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 5,236 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 11
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jeffrey Currey (Incumbent) | 4,547 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 4,547 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 12
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Geoff Luxenberg | 5,327 | 59.2% | |
| Working Families | Geoff Luxenberg | 329 | 3.7% | |
| Total | Geoff Luxenberg (Incumbent) | 5,656 | 62.8% | |
| Republican | Thomas J. Tierney | 3,345 | 37.2% | |
| Total votes | 9,001 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 13
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jason Doucette | 5,799 | 56.1% | |
| Working Families | Jason Doucette | 232 | 2.2% | |
| Total | Jason Doucette | 6,031 | 58.3% | |
| Republican | Jennifer Fiereck | 4,053 | 39.2% | |
| Independent Party | Jennifer Fiereck | 255 | 2.5% | |
| Total | Jennifer Fiereck | 4,308 | 41.7% | |
| Total votes | 10,339 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 14
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Tom Delnicki | 5,929 | 51.9% | |
| Independent Party | Tom Delnicki | 339 | 3% | |
| Total | Tom Delnicki (Incumbent) | 6,268 | 54.9% | |
| Democratic | John P. Pelkey | 4,976 | 43.5% | |
| Working Families | John P. Pelkey | 187 | 1.6% | |
| Total | John P. Pelkey | 5,163 | 45.1% | |
| Total votes | 11,431 | 100% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 15
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bobby Gibson | 9,268 | 95.6% | |
| Working Families | Bobby Gibson | 428 | 4.4% | |
| Total | Bobby Gibson (Incumbent) | 9,696 | 100% | |
| Total votes | 9,696 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 16
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John Hampton (Incumbent) | 7,625 | 59.4% | |
| Republican | Tim Walczak | 4,935 | 38.5% | |
| Independent Party | Tim Walczak | 218 | 1.7% | |
| Total | Tim Walczak | 5,135 | 40.2% | |
| Petitioning | Robert H. Kalechman | 51 | 0.4% | |
| Total votes | 12,829 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 17
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Leslee Hill | 6,004 | 48.3% | |
| Independent Party | Leslee Hill | 274 | 2.2% | |
| Total | Leslee Hill | 6,278 | 50.5% | |
| Democratic | Eleni Kavros DeGraw | 5,929 | 47.7% | |
| Working Families | Eleni Kavros DeGraw | 230 | 1.8% | |
| Total | Eleni Kavros DeGraw | 6,159 | 49.5% | |
| Total votes | 12,437 | 100% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 18
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jillian Gilchrest | 7,608 | 71.9% | |
| Republican | Mary M. Fay | 2,783 | 26.3% | |
| Independent Party | Mary M. Fay | 194 | 1.8% | |
| Total | Mary M. Fay | 2,977 | 28.1% | |
| Total votes | 10,585 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 19
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Derek Slap (Incumbent) | 9,515 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 9,515 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 20
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Joseph Verrengia (Incumbent) | 7,220 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 7,220 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 21
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mike Demicco | 6,323 | 54% | |
| Working Families | Mike Demicco | 290 | 2.4% | |
| Total | Mike Demicco (Incumbent) | 6,613 | 56.4% | |
| Republican | Chris Forster | 4,918 | 42% | |
| Independent Party | Chris Forster | 187 | 1.6% | |
| Total | Chris Forster | 4,308 | 43.6% | |
| Total votes | 11,718 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 22
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | William Petit | 5,297 | 60.7% | |
| Independent Party | William Petit | 441 | 5.1% | |
| Total | William Petit (Incumbent) | 5,738 | 65.8% | |
| Democratic | Richard Ireland Jr. | 2,989 | 34.2% | |
| Total votes | 8,727 | 100% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 23
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Devin Carney | 6,854 | 53.1% | |
| Independent Party | Devin Carney | 308 | 2.4% | |
| Total | Devin Carney (Incumbent) | 7,162 | 55.5% | |
| Democratic | Matt Pugliese | 5,566 | 43.1% | |
| Working Families | Matt Pugliese | 184 | 1.4% | |
| Total | Matt Pugliese | 5,750 | 44.5% | |
| Total votes | 12,912 | 100% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 24
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Rick Lopes | 3,945 | 56.7% | |
| Working Families | Rick Lopes | 310 | 4.5% | |
| Total | Rick Lopes (Incumbent) | 4,255 | 61.2% | |
| Republican | Sharon Beloin-Saavedra | 2,699 | 38.8% | |
| Total votes | 6,954 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 25
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bobby Sanchez | 3,075 | 91.3% | |
| Working Families | Bobby Sanchez | 216 | 6.4% | |
| Total | Bobby Sanchez (Incumbent) | 3,291 | 97.7% | |
| Petitioning | Alfred P. Mayo | 76 | 2.3% | |
| Total votes | 3,367 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 26
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Peter Tercyak | 3,440 | 64.9% | |
| Working Families | Peter Tercyak | 258 | 4.9% | |
| Total | Peter Tercyak (Incumbent) | 3,698 | 69.8% | |
| Republican | Tremell J. Collins | 1,601 | 30.2% | |
| Total votes | 5,299 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
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References
- ^ "November 2018 State Election". Connecticut Secretary of State.
- ^ Statement of Vote
- ^ Jacobson, Louis (October 8, 2018). "A Month Before Election Day, Democrats Poised for Legislative Gains". Governing. Retrieved June 27, 2024.