Connecticut's 15th House of Representatives district

Last updated July 20, 2023

The fifteenth Connecticut House of Representatives district elects one member of the Connecticut House of Representatives. Its current representative is Bobby Gibson. The district consists of part of the towns of Bloomfield and Windsor.

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
Victor Tudan	Democratic	1973 – 1975	Windsor	Did not seek reelection
Raymond C. Ferrari	Democratic	1975 – 1979	Bloomfield	Did not seek reelection
John T. Pier	Democratic	1979 – 1983	Windsor	Did not seek reelection
Naomi K. Cohen	Democratic	1983 – 1993	Bloomfield	Did not seek reelection
Mary U. Eberle	Democratic	1993 – 2003	Bloomfield	Did not seek reelection
Faith McMahon	Democratic	2003 – 2009	Bloomfield	Died in office
David Baram	Democratic	2009 – 2017	Bloomfield	Resigned after being elected 3rd District Probate Court judge
Bobby Gibson	Democratic	2017–Present	Bloomfield

Recent elections

State Election 2010: House District 15
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	David Baram	7,270	72.3	-5.3
	Republican	Aaron Jubrey	2,378	23.6	+1.2
	Working Families	David Baram	414	4.1	+4.1
Majority			5,306	52.7	+2.5
Turnout			10,062
	Democratic hold		Swing	-1.2

Democratic Primary, August 10, 2010: House District 15
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David Baram	1,866	59.7
	Democratic	Leo Canty	929	29.7
	Democratic	James Michel	333	10.6
Majority			937	30.0
Turnout			3,128

Special election, March 23, 2009: House District 15
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	David Baram	1,513	55.7	-21.9
	Republican	Joseph Merritt	1,038	38.2	+15.8
	Independent	Devaughn Ward	165	6.1	+6.1
Majority			475	17.5	-37.7
Turnout			2,716
	Democratic hold		Swing	-18.9

State Election 2008: House District 15
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Faith McMahon	9,765	77.6	-17.9
	Republican	Aaron Jubrey	2,817	22.4	+22.4
Majority			6,948	55.2	-34.9
Turnout			12,582
	Democratic hold		Swing	-20.1

State Election 2006: House District 15
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Faith McMahon	6,882	95.5	+20.1
	Working Families	Mark Bain	321	4.5	+4.5
Majority			6,561	91.1	+40.2
Turnout			7,203
	Democratic hold		Swing	+15.6

State Election 2004: House District 15
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Faith McMahon	8,343	75.4	+4.3
	Republican	Ronald C. Eleveld	2,717	24.6	-4.3
Majority			5,626	50.9	+8.8
Turnout			11,060
	Democratic hold		Swing	+4.3

State Election 2002: House District 15
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Faith McMahon	5,843	71.1	-28.9
	Republican	Ronald C. Eleveld	2,380	28.9	+28.9
Majority			3,463	42.1	-57.9
Turnout			8,223
	Democratic hold		Swing	-28.9

State Election 2000: House District 15
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Mary U. Eberle	7,575	100.0
Majority			7,575	100.0	+0.0
Turnout			7,575
	Democratic hold		Swing	+0.0

State Election 1998: House District 15^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Mary U. Eberle	5,535	100.0	+0.0
Majority			5,535	100.0	+0.0
Turnout			5,535
	Democratic hold		Swing	+0.0

State Election 1996: House District 15
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Mary U. Eberle	7,260	100.0	+55.7
Majority			7,260	100.0	+60.9
Turnout			7,260
	Democratic hold		Swing	+55.7

State Election 1994: House District 15
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Mary U. Eberle	3,734	44.3	-5.1
	Republican	Roy Duncan	2,568	30.4	-10.0
	A Connecticut Party (1990)	Mary U. Eberle	2,133	25.3	+15.0
Majority			3,299	39.1	+30.1
Turnout			8,435
	Democratic hold		Swing	-10.0

State Election 1992: House District 15
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Mary U. Eberle	5,187	49.4	-50.6
	Republican	Joseph P. Merritt	4,241	40.4	+40.4
	A Connecticut Party (1990)	Franklin Johnson	1,079	10.3	+10.3
Majority			946	9.0	-91.0
Turnout			10,507
	Democratic hold		Swing	-50.6

State Election 1990: House District 15
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Naomi K. Cohen	5,996	100.0	+0.0
Majority			5,996	100.0	+0.0
Turnout			5,996
	Democratic hold		Swing	+0.0

State Election 1988: House District 15
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Naomi K. Cohen	7,754	100.0	+0.0
Majority			7,754	100.0	+0.0
Turnout			7,754
	Democratic hold		Swing	+0.0

State Election 1986: House District 15
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Naomi K. Cohen	5,686	100.0	+55.7
Majority			5,686	100.0
Turnout			5,686
	Democratic hold		Swing

State Election 1984: House District 15
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Naomi K. Cohen	6,726	64.6	-1.8
	Republican	Peter W. Rogan	3,685	35.4	+1.8
Majority			3,041	29.2	-3.7
Turnout			10,411
	Democratic hold		Swing	-1.8

State Election 1982: House District 15
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Naomi K. Cohen	5,474	66.4	+0.7
	Republican	Peter W. Rogan	2,765	33.6	-0.7
Majority			2,709	32.9	+1.4
Turnout			8,239
	Democratic hold		Swing	+0.7

State Election 1980: House District 15
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John T. Pier	6,117	65.7	-1.1
	Republican	Alice B. Finstad	3,187	34.3	+1.1
Majority			2,930	31.5
Turnout			9,304
	Democratic hold		Swing	-1.1

State Election 1978: House District 15
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John T. Pier	4,982	66.8	+4.4
	Republican	Edward A. Brown	2,476	33.2	-4.4
Majority			2,506	33.6	+8.8
Turnout			7,458
	Democratic hold		Swing	+4.4

State Election 1976: House District 15
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Raymond C. Ferrari	6,148	62.4	-4.1
	Republican	Edward A. Brown	3,706	37.6	+4.1
Majority			2,442	24.8	-8.2
Turnout			9,854
	Democratic hold		Swing	-4.1

State Election 1974: House District 15
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Raymond C. Ferrari	5,619	66.5	+3.8
	Republican	Elizabeth R. Kaplan	2,831	33.5	-3.8
Majority			2,788	33.0	+7.6
Turnout			8,450
	Democratic hold		Swing	+3.8

State Election 1972: House District 15
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Victor Tudan	6,371	62.7
	Republican	Merriam Davis	3,793	37.3
Majority			2,578	25.4
Turnout			10,164
	Democratic hold		Swing

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References

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

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

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