Connecticut's 24th State Senate district

Connecticut's 24th State Senate district
Senator	Julie Kushner D

Connecticut's 24th State Senate district elects one member of the Connecticut State Senate. It consists of the communities of Danbury, New Fairfield, Sherman, and parts of Bethel. It has been represented by Democrat Julie Kushner since 2019. ^[1]

List of senators

Senators	Party	Years	District home	Note
Howard A. Hueston	Republican	1961 – 1963	Sherman
T. Clark Hull	Republican	1963 – 1971	Danbury	Later served as Lieutenant Governor
Romeo G. Petroni	Republican	1971 – 1975	Ridgefield
Wayne A. Baker	Democratic	1975 – 1985	Danbury
Robert T. Miller	Republican	1985 – 1987	New Fairfield
James H. Maloney	Democratic	1987 – 1995	Danbury	Later served in the United States Congress
Mark Nielsen	Republican	1995 – 1999	Danbury	Unsuccessfully ran for the United States Congress
David Cappiello	Republican	1999 – 2009	Danbury	Unsuccessfully ran for the United States Congress
Michael A. McLachlan	Republican	2009 – 2019	Danbury
Julie Kushner	Democratic	2019 – present	Danbury

Recent elections

2020

2020 Connecticut State Senate election, District 24 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Julie Kushner (incumbent)	23,939	53.63
	Republican	Susan Chapman	18,778	42.07
	Independent Party	Susan Chapman	827	1.85
	Working Families	Julie Kushner (incumbent)	1,091	2.44
Total votes			20,696	100.00
	Democratic hold

2018

2018 Connecticut State Senate election, District 24 ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Total	Julie Kushner	17,186	54.0
	Democratic	Julie Kushner	16,400	51.5
	Working Families	Julie Kushner	786	2.5
	Total	Michael A. McLachlan (incumbent)	14,658	46.0
	Republican	Michael A. McLachlan	14,077	44.2
	Independent	Michael A. McLachlan	581	1.8
Total votes			31,844	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

2016

2016 Connecticut State Senate election, District 24 ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael A. McLachlan (incumbent)	20,501	52.24
	Democratic	Kenneth Gucker	18,745	47.76
Total votes			39,246	100.00
	Republican hold

2014

2014 Connecticut State Senate election, District 24 ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael A. McLachlan (incumbent)	13,392	74.7
	Working Families	Theodore Feng	2,488	13.9
	Independent Party	Susan Chapman	2,046	12.4
Total votes			17,926	100.00
	Republican hold

2012

2012 Connecticut State Senate election, District 24 ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael A. McLachlan (incumbent)	18,537	51.7
	Democratic	Jason W. Bartlett	18,745	48.3
Total votes			35,842	100.00
	Republican hold

References

1. Ballotpedia. "Connecticut State Senate District 24". Ballotpedia. Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
2. "Public Reporting". Connecticut Elections Management System. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
3. Statement of Vote. General Election. November 6, 2018 (PDF). Hartford, CT: State of Connecticut. Secretary of State. 2018.