Connecticut's 16th House of Representatives district
Appearance
The sixteenth Connecticut House of Representatives district elects one member of the Connecticut House of Representatives. Its current representative is John Hampton, who held the seat for the Democratic Party in 2012 after the retirement of three-term representative Linda Schofield with a reduced majority. The district consists of the entire town of Simsbury.
List of representatives
[edit]Representative | Party | Years | District home | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|
Paul J. Knierim | Republican | 1991 – 1997 | Simsbury | Did not run for reelection |
Thomas J. Herlihy Jr. | Republican | 1997 – 1999 | Simsbury | Elected to State Senate |
Robert Heagney | Republican | 1999 – 2007 | Simsbury | Defeated for reelection |
Linda Schofield | Democratic | 2007 – 2013 | Simsbury | Did not run for reelection |
John K. Hampton | Democratic | 2013 – present | Simsbury | Incumbent |
Recent elections
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Linda Schofield | 6,585 | 59.6 | 3.2 | |
Republican | Gregory W. Piecuch | 4,381 | 39.6 | −1.0 | |
Independent | Robert H. Kalechman | 86 | 0.8 | 0.4 | |
Majority | 2,204 | 19.9 | 4.1 | ||
Turnout | 11,052 | ||||
Democratic hold | Swing | 2.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Linda Schofield | 7,607 | 56.4 | 7.3 | |
Republican | Robert Heagney | 5,477 | 40.6 | −8.4 | |
Working Families | Deborah B. Noble | 340 | 2.5 | 1.0 | |
Independent | Robert H. Kalechman | 52 | 0.4 | 0.0 | |
Majority | 2,130 | 15.8 | 14.2 | ||
Turnout | 13,476 | ||||
Democratic hold | Swing | 8.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Linda Schofield | 5,369 | 49.1 | 16.3 | |
Republican | Robert Heagney | 5,356 | 49.0 | −16.1 | |
Working Families | Linda Schofield | 167 | 1.5 | 0.1 | |
Independent | Robert H. Kalechman | 42 | 0.4 | −0.3 | |
Majority | 180 | 1.6 | −33.9 | ||
Turnout | 10,934 | ||||
Democratic gain from Republican | Swing | 16.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Robert Heagney | 8,283 | 65.1 | −34.9 | |
Democratic | Joshua C. Storm | 4,173 | 32.8 | 32.8 | |
Working Families | Stephanie L. Rosenberg | 184 | 1.4 | 1.4 | |
Independent | Robert H. Kalechman | 92 | 0.7 | 0.7 | |
Majority | 4,110 | 32.3 | −67.7 | ||
Turnout | 12,732 | ||||
Republican hold | Swing | -33.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Robert Heagney | 7,259 | 100.0 | 0.0 | |
Majority | 7,259 | 100.0 | 0.0 | ||
Turnout | 7,259 | ||||
Republican hold | Swing | 0.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Robert Heagney | 9,008 | 100.0 | 34.7 | |
Majority | 9,008 | 100.0 | 69.3 | ||
Turnout | 9,008 | ||||
Republican hold | Swing | 34.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Robert Heagney | 6,082 | 65.3 | −5.2 | |
Democratic | John K. Hampton | 3,228 | 34.7 | 5.2 | |
Majority | 2,854 | 30.7 | −10.3 | ||
Turnout | 9,310 | ||||
Republican hold | Swing | -5.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Thomas J. Herlihy, Jr. | 8,371 | 70.5 | −0.4 | |
Democratic | Huguet Pameijer | 3,504 | 29.5 | 11.9 | |
Majority | 4,867 | 41.0 | −0.8 | ||
Turnout | 11,875 | ||||
Republican hold | Swing | -11.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Paul J. Knierim | 7,355 | 70.9 | 18.7 | |
Democratic | Charles D. Houlihan | 1,830 | 17.6 | −7.9 | |
A Connecticut Party (1990) | Charles D. Houlihan | 1,181 | 11.4 | −10.8 | |
Majority | 4,334 | 41.8 | 15.1 | ||
Turnout | 10,376 | ||||
Republican hold | Swing | 18.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Paul J. Knierim | 6,708 | 52.2 | −14.5 | |
Democratic | Elaine C. Summers | 3,281 | 25.5 | −7.8 | |
A Connecticut Party (1990) | Anita L. Mielert | 2,852 | 22.2 | 22.2 | |
Majority | 3,427 | 26.7 | −6.8 | ||
Turnout | 12,841 | ||||
Republican hold | Swing | -14.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Paul J. Knierim | 6,623 | 66.7 | ||
Democratic | William J. Tyszka | 3,302 | 33.3 | ||
Majority | 3,321 | 33.5 | |||
Turnout | 9,925 | ||||
Republican hold | Swing |
References
[edit]- ^ Election Results and Related Data. Secretary of the State of Connecticut. Updated 8/18/10. Accessed 9/27/10.