Election Results Finalized For General Assembly Races
In the State Senate, Tom Colapietro (D-Bristol) was ousted from his seat by Jason Welch (R-Bristol) in the 31st State Senate District. This district encompasses Bristol, Harwinton, Plainville, and Plymouth. In four other races to fill open seats of Senate members who had announced their retirement or sought higher offices, the results are:
Winner Ran Against District Towns Steve Cassano (D- Stewart "Chip" 4th Bolton, Glastonbury, Manchester, Manchester) Beckett (R- Marlborough Glastonbury), Beth Bye (D-West Hartford) Joseph Merritt (R- 5th West Hartford, Bloomfield, Burlington, Bloomfield) Farmington Joseph Markley (R- John Barry (D- 16th Cheshire, Southington, Waterbury, Plantsville) Marion) Wolcott Kevin Kelly (R-Stratford) James Miron (D- 21st Monroe, Seymour, Shelton, Stratford Stratford)
In the State House: Republican challengers beat 12 Democratic incumbents on November 3, including:
Winner Incumbent District Dan Carter (R-Bethel) Jason Bartlett (D-Bethel) 2nd Timothy Ackert (R-Coventry) Joan Lewis (D-Coventry) 8th Prasad Srinivasan (R- Thomas Kehoe (D-South 31st Glastonbury) Glastonbury) Christie Carpino (R-Cromwell) Jim O’Rourke (D-Cromwell) 32nd Christopher Davis (R-Broad Ted Graziani (D-Ellington) 57th Brook Bill Simanski (R-Granby) Annie Hornish (D-Granby) 62nd Robert Sampson (R-Wolcott) John “Corky” Mazurek (D- 80th Wolcott) Dave Yaccarino (R-North Steve Fontana (D- North 87th Haven) Haven) Al Adinolfi (R-Cheshire) Elizabeth Esty (D-Cheshire) 103rd Leonard Greene Theresa Conroy (D-Seymour) 105th (R-Seymour) Brenda Kupchick (R-Fairfield) Tom Drew (D-Fairfield) 132nd Gail Lavielle (R-Wilton) Peggy Reeves (D-Wilton) 143rd
Results for 15 races to fill open seats of House members who previously announced their retirement, sought higher office, or lost in the primary:
Winner Ran Against District Towns Matthew Ritter (D- Kenneth Lermon (R-Hartford) 1st West Hartford Hartford) Geoff Luxenberg (D- Matt Peak (R-Manchester) 12th Manchester Manchester) Brian Becker (D-West Denise Berard Hall (R-West Hartford) 19th Avon, Farmington, West Hartford) Hartford Bill Wadsworth (R- Mike DeMicco (D-Farmington) 21st Farmington Farmington) James Crawford (D- David Denvir (R-Killingworth) 35th Clinton, Killingworth, Westbrook) Westbrook Daniel Rovero (D- Robert Jeniski (R-Thompson) 51st Killingly, Putnam, Dayville) Thompson Gregory Haddad (D- Christopher Paulhus (R-Mansfield) 54th Chaplin, Mansfield Mansfield) David Kiner (D-Enfield) Ken Nelson (R-Enfield) 59th Enfield Elaine O'Brien (D- Malvi Lenon (R-Windsor) 61st East Granby, Suffield, Suffield) Windsor Whit Betts (R-Bristol) Richard Covello (D-Plymouth) 78th Bristol, Plymouth Roland Lemar (D-New Unopposed 96th Hamden, New Haven Haven) Richard Smith (R-New Ken Neal (D-New Fairfield) 108th Kent, New Fairfield, Fairfield) New Milford, Sherman Kim Rose (D-Milford) Gregory Smith (R-Milford) 118th Milford John Shaban (R- Carl Bernstein (D-Weston) 135th Easton, Redding, Redding) Weston Jonathan Steinberg (D- Nitzy Cohen (R-Westport) 136th Westport Westport) Michael Molgano (R- Susan Vidan (D-Stamford) 144th Stamford Stamford)