The sixty-first Connecticut House of Representatives district elects one member of the Connecticut House of Representatives. Its current representative is a Republican Tami Zawistowski. She won a special election in the spring of 2014 to replace Democrat Elaine O'Brien who died while in office. The district consists of the entire towns of Suffield and East Granby, along with part of Windsor north of the Farmington River.

List of representatives

Representative Party Years District home Note
Ruth FahrbachRepublican1981 – 2009WindsorDid not seek reelection
Matthew Conway, Jr.Democratic2009 – 2011SuffieldDid not seek reelection
Elaine O'BrienDemocratic2011 – 2014SuffieldDied in office
Tami ZawistowskiRepublican2014 – presentEast GranbyIncumbent; won special election to replace O'Brien

Recent elections

State Election 2008: House District 61
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Lauren K. Life 5,629 47.2 -4.2
Democratic Matthew J. Conway, Jr. 5,556 46.6 +0.0
Working Families Matthew J. Conway, Jr. 749 6.3 +4.2
Majority 676 5.7 +2.9
Turnout 11,934
Democratic gain from Republican Swing +4.2
State Election 2006: House District 61
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Ruth Fahrbach 4,273 51.4 -40.0
Democratic Derek E. Donnelly 3,872 46.6 +46.6
Working Families Derek E. Donnelly 172 2.1 -6.5
Majority 229 2.8 -80.1
Turnout 8,317
Republican hold Swing -43.3
State Election 2004: House District 61
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Ruth Fahrbach 6,660 91.4 -2.4
Working Families James J. Carone, Sr. 624 8.6 +2.4
Majority 6,038 82.9 -4.7
Turnout 7,284
Republican hold Swing -2.4
State Election 2002: House District 61
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Ruth Fahrbach 4,853 93.8 -6.0
Working Families James J. Carrone, Sr. 321 6.2 +6.2
Majority 4,532 87.6 -12.1
Turnout 5,174
Republican hold Swing -6.1

References

    This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.