Connecticut's 1st House of Representatives district

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Connecticut's 1st State
House of Representatives
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Representative
  Matthew Ritter
D Hartford
Registration90.2%  Democratic
7.8%  Republican
2.0%  No party preference

The 1st Connecticut House of Representatives district elects one member of the Connecticut House of Representatives. Its current representative is Matthew Ritter. The district consists of the southeastern part of the town of Bloomfield and northwestern Hartford, including the neighborhoods of Blue Hills and West End. The district is one of few in Connecticut to have a Black majority population. Owing to this fact, it is one of the safest House districts in Connecticut for Democrats; a Republican candidate has not run in the district in over a decade.

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List of representatives

RepresentativePartyYearsDistrict homeNote
James Kennelly Democratic 1973 - 1981 Hartford Did not run for reelection
William A. DiBella Democratic 1981 - 1983 Hartford Elected to State Senate
Eric D. Coleman Democratic 1983 - 1995 Bloomfield Elected to State Senate
Kenneth Green Democratic 1995 – 2011 Hartford Defeated in primary
Matthew Ritter Democratic 2011 – Hartford

Recent elections

State Election 2010: House District 1
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Matthew Ritter4,62890.2-4.8
Republican Kenneth Lerman3987.8+7.8
Independent Emanuel L. Blake561.1-3.9
Independent Emanuel L. Blake470.9+0.9
Majority4,23082.5-7.2
Turnout 5,129
Democratic hold Swing -6.3
Democratic Primary, August 10, 2010: House District 1
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Matthew Ritter1,15350.04
Democratic Kenneth Green1,15149.96
Majority20.08
Turnout 2,304
State Election 2008: House District 1
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Kenneth Green6,30695.0-5.0
Independent Mark A. Friedman3385.0+5.0
Majority5,96889.8-10.2
Turnout 6,644
Democratic hold Swing -5.0
State Election 2006: House District 1
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Kenneth Green3,781100.00.0
Majority3,781100.00.0
Turnout 3,781
Democratic hold Swing 0.0
State Election 2004: House District 1
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Kenneth Green5,625100.00.0
Majority5,625100.00.0
Turnout 5,625
Democratic hold Swing 0.0
State Election 2002: House District 1
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Kenneth Green3,950100.00.0
Majority3,950100.00.0
Turnout 3,950
Democratic hold Swing 0.0
State Election 2000: House District 1
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Kenneth Green4,575100.00.0
Majority4,575100.00.0
Turnout 4,575
Democratic hold Swing 0.0
State Election 1998: House District 1 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Kenneth Green3,353100.00.0
Majority3,353100.00.0
Turnout 3,353
Democratic hold Swing 0.0
State Election 1996: House District 1
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Kenneth Green4,419100.0+40.4
Majority4,575100.0+43.5
Turnout 4,575
Democratic hold Swing +21.7
State Election 1994: House District 1
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Kenneth Green2,35759.4-21.1
Republican Basil St. George Thomas86221.7+21.7
A Connecticut Party (1990) Kenneth Green74818.9-0.6
Majority2,24356.5-43.5
Turnout 3,967
Democratic hold Swing -21.5
State Election 1992: House District 1
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Eric Coleman4,00280.5+12.6
A Connecticut Party (1990) Kenneth Green97119.5+19.5
Majority4,973100.0+64.2
Turnout 4,973
Democratic hold Swing +32.1
State Election 1990: House District 1
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Eric Coleman2,84267.9-5.8
Republican Robert Lutts1,34432.1+5.8
Majority1,49835.8-11.6
Turnout 4,186
Democratic hold Swing -5.8
State Election 1988: House District 1
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Eric Coleman4,24673.7-26.3
Republican Robert Lutts1,51526.3+26.3
Majority2,73147.4-52.6
Turnout 5,761
Democratic hold Swing -26.3
State Election 1986: House District 1
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Eric Coleman3,383100.0+31.2
Majority3,383100.0+62.4
Turnout 3,383
Democratic hold Swing +31.2
State Election 1984: House District 1
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Eric Coleman4,52168.8+11.4
Republican Rodney L. Doran2,05031.2-11.4
Majority2,47137.6+22.8
Turnout 6,571
Democratic hold Swing +11.4
State Election 1982: House District 1
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Eric Coleman3,22457.4-17.7
Republican Samuel Reed2,39542.6+17.7
Majority82914.8-35.3
Turnout 5,619
Democratic hold Swing -17.7
State Election 1980: House District 1
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic William A. DiBella4,62375.1
Republican Anthonye S. Esposito1,53624.9
Majority3,08750.1
Turnout 6,159
Democratic hold Swing

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References

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