Connecticut's 1st State Senate district

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Connecticut's 1st State Senate district elects one member of the Connecticut State Senate. The district encompasses parts of Hartford and Wethersfield. It is currently represented by Democrat John Fonfara, who has served since 1997. [1]

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Recent elections

2020 Connecticut State Senate election, District 1 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John Fonfara (incumbent) 20,584 71.78
Republican Barbara Ruhe7,14124.90
Green Mary L. Sanders9523.32
Total votes28,677 100.00
Democratic hold

2018

2018 Connecticut State Senate election, District 1 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John Fonfara (incumbent) 15,612 74.0
Republican Barbara Ruhe5,04423.9
Green Barbara Barry4472.1
Total votes21,103 100.0
Democratic hold

2016

2016 Connecticut State Senate election, District 1 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John Fonfara (incumbent) 20,473 74.81
Republican Barbara Ruhe6,05222.15
Green Barbara Barry8293.03
Total votes27,318 100.0
Democratic hold

2014

2016 Connecticut State Senate election, District 1 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John Fonfara (incumbent) 11,908 72
Republican Barbara Ruhe4,13525
Green Barbara Barry3352
UnaffiliatedAlyssa S. Peterson1560.9
Total votes16,534 100.0
Democratic hold

2012

2016 Connecticut State Senate election, District 1 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John Fonfara (incumbent) 20,648 80.7
Republican Barbara Ruhe4,44717.4
Green Jeffrey Russell4881.9
Total votes25,583 100.0
Democratic hold

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Ballotpedia. "Connecticut State Senate District 1". Ballotpedia. Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  2. "Public Reporting". Connecticut Elections Management System. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  3. Statement of Vote. General Election. November 6, 2018 (PDF). Hartford, CT: State of Connecticut. Secretary of State. 2018.