Connecticut's 78th House of Representatives district

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Connecticut's 78th State
House of Representatives
district
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Representative
  Joe Hoxha
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Connecticut's 78th House of Representatives district elects one member of the Connecticut House of Representatives. It consists of the town of Plymouth and parts of Bristol and has been represented by Republican Joe Hoxha since 2022. [1]

Contents

List of representatives

RepresentativePartyYearsDistrict homeNote
John F. Papandrea Democratic 1967 – 1973 Meriden
Robert J. Vicino Democratic 1973 – 1979 Bristol Redistricted from the 34th District
Edward C. Krawiecki Jr. Republican 1979 – 1995 Bristol Served as Minority Leader of the Connecticut House of Representatives
William Hamzy Republican 1995 – 2011 Terryville
Whit Betts Republican 2011 – 2022 Bristol
Joe Hoxha Republican 2022 – present Bristol

Recent elections

2020

2020 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 78 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Whit Betts (incumbent) 8,376 74.94
Independent Party Aileen Abrams2,80125.06
Total votes11,177 100.00
Republican hold

2018

2018 Connecticut House of Representatives election, District 78 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Whit Betts (Incumbent) 6,086 67.7
Democratic Allen Marko2,90032.3
Total votes8,986 100.00
Republican hold

2016

2016 Connecticut House of Representatives election, District 78 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Whit Betts (Incumbent) 7,028 62.98
Democratic Krystal Myers4,12537.02
Total votes11,143 100.00
Republican hold

2014

2014 Connecticut House of Representatives election, District 78 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Whit Betts (Incumbent) 4,754 61.6
Democratic Dan Santorso2,39331.0
Independent Party Whit Betts (Incumbent)3274.2
Working Families Dan Santorso2423.1
Total votes11,143 100.00
Republican hold

2012

2012 Connecticut House of Representatives election, District 78 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Whit Betts (Incumbent) 5,908 60.0
Democratic Dan Santorso3,58236.4
Working Families George Langer3603.7
Total votes9,850 100.00
Republican hold

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Ballotpedia. "Connecticut House of Representatives District 78". Ballotpedia. Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
  2. "Public Reporting". Connecticut Elections Management System. Retrieved November 10, 2020.