Connecticut's 30th State Senate district

Connecticut's 30th State Senate district
Senator	Stephen Harding R

Connecticut's 30th State Senate district elects one member of the Connecticut State Senate. It consists of the towns of Brookfield, Canaan, Cornwall, Goshen, Kent, Litchfield, Morris, New Milford, North Canaan, Salisbury, Sharon, Winchester, Warren and part of Torrington. It has been represented by Republican Stephen Harding since 2023. ^[1]

List of senators

Senators	Party	Years	District home	Note
John A. Minetto	Republican	1961 – 1971	Torrington
P. Edmund Power	Republican	1971 – 1975	Torrington
Harold D. Hansen	Democratic	1975 – 1977	Sherman
John A. Gawrych	Republican	1977 – 1979	Torrington
Joseph A. Ruggiero	Democratic	1979 – 1981	Litchfield
M. Adela Eads	Republican	1981 – 2001	Kent	Later served as Presidents pro tempore of the Connecticut Senate
Andrew Roraback	Republican	2001 – 2013	Goshen	Later served as a Judge on the Connecticut Superior Court
Clark Chapin	Republican	2013 – 2017	New Milford
Craig Miner	Republican	2017 – 2023	Litchfield
Stephen Harding	Republican	2023 – present	Brookfield

Election results

2020

2020 Connecticut State Senate election, District 30 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Craig Miner (incumbent)	28,719	53.40
	Democratic	David Gronbach	24,158	44.90
	Independent Party	Joseph Bongiorno	937	1.70
Total votes			53,814	100.00
	Republican hold

2018

2018 Connecticut State Senate election, District 30 ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Total	Craig Miner (incumbent)	23,121	53.6
	Republican	Craig Miner	22,068	51.2
	Independent	Craig Miner	1,053	2.4
	Total	David Lawson	20,011	46.4
	Democratic	David Lawson	19,039	44.1
	Working Families	David Lawson	972	2.3
Total votes			43,132	100.0
	Republican hold

2016

2016 Connecticut State Senate election, District 30 ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Craig Miner	26,676	55.9
	Democratic	David Lawson	21,042	44.1
Total votes			47,718	100.0
	Republican hold

2014

2014 Connecticut State Senate election, District 30 ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Total	Clark Chapin	19,242	60.4
	Republican	Clark Chapin	17,744	55.9
	Independent Party	Clark Chapin	1,498	4.5
	Democratic	William O. Riiska	13,749	41.7
Total votes			32,991	100.0
	Republican hold

2012

2012 Connecticut State Senate election, District 30 ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Clark Chapin	23,712	54.9
	Democratic	William O. Riiska	19,474	45.1
Total votes			43,186	100.0
	Republican hold

References

1. Ballotpedia. "Connecticut State Senate District 30". Ballotpedia. Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 7, 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.