Connecticut's 2nd House of Representatives district

The second Connecticut House of Representatives district elects one member of the Connecticut House of Representatives. Its current representative is Raghib Allie-Brennan. The district consists of parts of the towns of Bethel, Redding, Newtown, and part of the city of Danbury.

Prior to 2002, the 2nd District was one of six districts located entirely within the city of Hartford, but its old boundaries were abolished due to population decline in Hartford and the district was added to suburban Fairfield County, an area of much faster growth.

List of representatives

Representative Party In office District home Note
Barnaby W. Horton Democratic 1999 2003 Hartford
District moved from Hartford to Danbury, Redding and Bethel
Hank Bielawa Republican 2003 2007 Redding Did not seek reelection
Jason Bartlett Democratic 2007 January 5, 2011 Bethel Defeated
Dan Carter Republican January 5, 2011 January 5, 2017 Bethel Did not seek reelection
Will Duff Republican January 5, 2017 January 9, 2019 Bethel Defeated
Raghib Allie-Brennan Democratic January 9, 2019 Incumbent Bethel

Recent elections

2022

2022 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, 2nd District[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Raghib Allie-Brennan (incumbent) 4,818 52.05
Republican Jenn Lewis 4,118 44.49
Working Families Raghib Allie-Brennan (incumbent) 190 2.05
Independent Party Jenn Lewis 130 1.40
Total votes 9,256 100.00
Democratic hold

2008

State Election 2008: House District 2
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Jason Bartlett 5,966 54.3 +0.4
Republican Melanie O'Brien 4,603 41.9 −1.2
Independent Melanie O'Brien 418 3.8
Majority 945 8.6 +0.9
Turnout 10,987
Democratic hold Swing +0.4
State Election 2006: House District 2
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Jason Bartlett 4,112 53.9 +4.3
Republican Jim Gallagher 3,294 43.1 −5.2
Independent Jim Gallagher 230 3.0
Majority 588 7.7 +6.9
Turnout 7,636
Democratic gain from Republican Swing +4.3
State Election 2004: House District 2
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Jason Bartlett 5,234 49.6 +4.4
Republican Hank Bielawa 5,102 48.3 −3.7
Independent Hank Bielawa 219 2.1
Majority 87 0.8 −6.0
Turnout 10,555
Republican hold Swing -3.0
State Election 2002: House District 2
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Hank Bielawa 3,563 52.0
Democratic Jason Bartlett 3,100 45.2
Independent Robert Fand 192 2.8
Majority 463 6.8
Turnout 6,855
Republican hold Swing

Elections before boundary change

State Election 2000: House District 2
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Barnaby W. Horton 3,025 100.0 +12.0
Majority 8,539 100.0 +24.0
Turnout 8,539
Democratic hold Swing +12.0
State Election 1998: House District 2[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Barnaby W. Horton 2,305 88.0
Republican Peter F. Brush 314 12.0
Majority 1,991 76.0
Turnout 2,619
Democratic hold Swing

References

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