Connecticut's 6th House of Representatives district

The sixth Connecticut House of Representatives district elects one member of the Connecticut House of Representatives. Its current representative is Edwin Vargas. The district consists of the southwest and south-central parts of the city of Hartford, including the South End neighborhood. The district is one of few in Connecticut to have a Hispanic plurality population, but also has the largest population of white residents of any Hartford district.

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
Edwin Vargas	Democratic	2013 – Present	Hartford	Incumbent
Hector Luis Robles	Democratic	2007 – 2012	Hartford	Incumbent
Arthur J. Feltman	Democratic	1997 – 2007	Hartford	Did not seek reelection

Recent elections

Democratic Primary, August 10, 2010: House District 6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Hector Luis Robles	946	66.1
	Democratic	Alyssa S. Peterson	486	33.9
Majority			460	32.1
Turnout			1,432

State Election 2008: House District 6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Hector Luis Robles	4,676	88.7	−5.4
	Working Families	Hector Luis Robles	598	11.3	+5.4
Majority			5,274	100.0	+0.0
Turnout			5,274
	Democratic hold		Swing	+0.0

Democratic Primary, August 12, 2008: House District 6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Hector Luis Robles	835	53.3
	Democratic	Carmen I. Sierra	731	46.7
Majority			104	6.6
Turnout			1,566

State Election 2006: House District 6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Arthur J. Feltman	2,410	94.1	+13.7
	Working Families	Arthur J. Feltman	151	5.9	+3.7
Majority			2,561	100.0	+37.2
Turnout			2,561
	Democratic hold		Swing	+19.7

State Election 2004: House District 6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Arthur J. Feltman	4,077	80.3	−0.1
	Republican	Michael R. McKeon	889	17.5	−2.1
	Working Families	Kevin L. Lamkins	110	2.2	+2.2
Majority			3,188	62.8	+2.0
Turnout			5,076
	Democratic hold		Swing	-1.1

Democratic Primary, August 10, 2004: House District 6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Arthur J. Feltman	856	56.9
	Democratic	Hector Luis Robles	648	43.1
Majority			208	13.8
Turnout			1,504

State Election 2002: House District 6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Arthur J. Feltman	2,678	80.4	−19.6
	Republican	Michael R. McKeon	651	19.6	+19.6
Majority			2,027	60.8	−39.2
Turnout			3,329
	Democratic hold		Swing	-19.6

State Election 2000: House District 6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Arthur J. Feltman	3,478	100.0	+23.9
Majority			3,478	100.0	+47.8
Turnout			3,478
	Democratic hold		Swing	+23.9

State Election 1998: House District 6[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Arthur J. Feltman	2,232	76.1
	Republican	Robert Iacomacci	701	23.9
Majority			1,531	52.2
Turnout			2,933
	Democratic hold		Swing

External links

• Google Maps - Connecticut House Districts

References

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