Connecticut's 6th House of Representatives district

Connecticut's 6th State House of Representatives district
Representative	Edwin Vargas D

The sixth Connecticut House of Representatives district elects one member of the Connecticut House of Representatives. Its current representative is Edwin Vargas. The district consists of the southwest and south-central parts of the city of Hartford, including the South End neighborhood. The district is one of few in Connecticut to have a Hispanic plurality population, but also has the largest population of white residents of any Hartford district.

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
Edwin Vargas	Democratic	2013 – Present	Hartford	Incumbent
Hector Luis Robles	Democratic	2007 – 2012	Hartford	Incumbent
Arthur J. Feltman	Democratic	1997 – 2007	Hartford	Did not seek reelection

Recent elections

Democratic Primary, August 10, 2010: House District 6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Hector Luis Robles	946	66.1
	Democratic	Alyssa S. Peterson	486	33.9
Majority			460	32.1
Turnout			1,432

State Election 2008: House District 6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Hector Luis Robles	4,676	88.7	−5.4
	Working Families	Hector Luis Robles	598	11.3	+5.4
Majority			5,274	100.0	+0.0
Turnout			5,274
	Democratic hold		Swing	+0.0

Democratic Primary, August 12, 2008: House District 6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Hector Luis Robles	835	53.3
	Democratic	Carmen I. Sierra	731	46.7
Majority			104	6.6
Turnout			1,566

State Election 2006: House District 6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Arthur J. Feltman	2,410	94.1	+13.7
	Working Families	Arthur J. Feltman	151	5.9	+3.7
Majority			2,561	100.0	+37.2
Turnout			2,561
	Democratic hold		Swing	+19.7

State Election 2004: House District 6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Arthur J. Feltman	4,077	80.3	−0.1
	Republican	Michael R. McKeon	889	17.5	−2.1
	Working Families	Kevin L. Lamkins	110	2.2	+2.2
Majority			3,188	62.8	+2.0
Turnout			5,076
	Democratic hold		Swing	-1.1

Democratic Primary, August 10, 2004: House District 6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Arthur J. Feltman	856	56.9
	Democratic	Hector Luis Robles	648	43.1
Majority			208	13.8
Turnout			1,504

State Election 2002: House District 6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Arthur J. Feltman	2,678	80.4	−19.6
	Republican	Michael R. McKeon	651	19.6	+19.6
Majority			2,027	60.8	−39.2
Turnout			3,329
	Democratic hold		Swing	-19.6

State Election 2000: House District 6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Arthur J. Feltman	3,478	100.0	+23.9
Majority			3,478	100.0	+47.8
Turnout			3,478
	Democratic hold		Swing	+23.9

State Election 1998: House District 6 ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Arthur J. Feltman	2,232	76.1
	Republican	Robert Iacomacci	701	23.9
Majority			1,531	52.2
Turnout			2,933
	Democratic hold		Swing

External links

• Google Maps - Connecticut House Districts

References

1. Election Results and Related Data. Secretary of the State of Connecticut. Updated 8/18/10. Accessed 9/27/10.