| Connecticut's 140th State House of Representatives district | |||
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| Demographics | <45.4% White 27.2% Black 27.4% Hispanic | ||
Connecticut's 140th House district is one of 151 Connecticut House of Representatives districts. It is currently represented by Travis Simms. The district consists of the central part of the city of Norwalk.
Prior to redistricting in 1972, Otha Brown Jr. represented the 148th District and John Fabrizio represented the 147th. The redistricting formed the 140th from the old 148th, 147th and part of the 145th District. This forced a contest between the two incumbents. [1] Brown was defeated by Fabrizio in the November 1972 election.
| Representative | Party | Years | District home | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melville A. Burrows | Republican | 1967–1968 | Fairfield | Resigned from the State House in 1968 to move to Arizona [2] |
| Roy Henry Ervin | Republican | 1969–1973 | Fairfield | |
| John Fabrizio | Republican | 1973–1975 | Norwalk | Redistricted from the 147th |
| William A. Collins | Democratic | 1975–1977 | Norwalk | Served as mayor of Norwalk |
| Thomas C. O'Connor | Republican | 1977–1981 | Norwalk | Served as mayor of Norwalk |
| John Atkin | Democratic | 1981 – 1985 | Norwalk | Defeated in general election |
| Janet M. Mills | Republican | 1985–1987 | Norwalk | Defeated in general election |
| Douglas Mintz | Democratic | 1987–1992 | Norwalk | Appointed Superior Court judge |
| Donnie Sellers | Democratic | 1993 – 1997 | Norwalk | Resigned due to conviction of bribery |
| Joseph Clemmons | Democratic | 1997 – January 8, 2003 | Norwalk | |
| Joseph Mann | Democratic | 2003–2007 | Norwalk | |
| Bruce Morris | Democratic | 2007 – 2019 | Norwalk | Retired |
| Travis Simms | Democratic | 2019 – | Norwalk |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Joseph Mann | 1819 | |||
| Republican | Richard A. McQuaid | 1102 | |||
| Independent | Donnie Sellers | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Joseph Mann | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bruce Morris | 2,385 | |||
| Republican | Richard A. McQuaid | 934 | |||
| Independent | Myrtice Riley-Wilson | 39 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bruce Morris | 5,147 | |||
| Working Families | Bruce Morris | 493 | |||
| Republican | No candidate | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bruce Morris | 2,997 | |||
| Working Families | Bruce Morris | 281 | |||
| Republican | No candidate | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bruce Morris | 5,327 [3] | |||
| Republican | No candidate | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Travis Simms (incumbent) | 5,861 | 78.11 | |
| Republican | John J. Flynn | 1,643 | 21.89 | |
| Total votes | 7,504 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Travis Simms (incumbent) | 3,061 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 3,061 | 100.00 | ||
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