Connecticut's 28th House of Representatives district

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The Twenty-Eighth Connecticut House of Representatives district elects one member of the Connecticut House of Representatives. Its current representative is Amy Morrin Bello. The district consists of most of the town of Wethersfield, which is divided between the 28th assembly district and the 29th assembly district.

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List of representatives

RepresentativePartyYearsDistrict homeNote
Paul Doyle Democratic 1995 – 2007 Wethersfield Elected to State Senate, 2006
Russell A. Morin Democratic 2007 – 2021 Wethersfield Did not seek reelection
Amy Morrin Bello Democratic 2021 – present Wethersfield Incumbent

Recent elections

State Election 2020: House District 28
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Amy Morrin Bello7,70853.6-3.8
Republican Patrick Pentalow6,14642.8+0.2
Independent Henry Thayer1681.2+1.2
Working Families Amy Morrin Bello3552.5+2.5
Turnout 14,377
Democratic hold Swing -3.8
State Election 2018: House District 28
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Russell A. Morin6,56357.4+4.9
Republican Michael J. Hurley4,86642.6-3.8
Turnout 11,492
Democratic hold Swing +4.9
State Election 2016: House District 28
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Russell A. Morin6,75652.5+3.0
Republican Michael J. Hurley5,97146.4+0.5
UnaffiliatedLee Johnson1511.2+1.2
Turnout 12,878
Democratic hold Swing +3.0
State Election 2014: House District 28
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Russell A. Morin4,70349.5-10.3
Republican Michael J. Hurley4,35645.9+5.7
Working Families Russell A. Morin3023.2+3.2
Independent Michael J. Hurley1391.5+1.5
Turnout 9,500
Democratic hold Swing -10.3
State Election 2012: House District 28
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Russell A. Morin6,95859.8+1.5
Republican John J. Console4,67340.2-1.5
Turnout 11,631
Democratic hold Swing +1.5
State Election 2010: House District 28
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Russell A. Morin5,39058.3-5.9
Republican Peter E. Gardow3,84841.7+5.9
Turnout 9,238
Democratic hold Swing -5.9
State Election 2008: House District 28
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Russell A. Morin7,71364.2+4.4
Republican John Cusano4,30635.8-4.4
Turnout 12,019
Democratic hold Swing +4.4
State Election 2006: House District 28
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Russell A. Morin5,81359.8-40.2
Republican Donna H. Hemmann3,90440.2+40.2
Turnout 9,717
Democratic hold Swing -40.2

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