Connecticut's 61st House of Representatives district
The sixty-first Connecticut House of Representatives district elects one member of the Connecticut House of Representatives. Its current representative is a Republican Tami Zawistowski. She won a special election in the spring of 2014 to replace Democrat Elaine O'Brien who died while in office. The district consists of the entire towns of Suffield and East Granby, along with part of Windsor north of the Farmington River.
List of representatives
| Representative | Party | Years | District home | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruth Fahrbach | Republican | 1981 – 2009 | Windsor | Did not seek reelection |
| Matthew Conway, Jr. | Democratic | 2009 – 2011 | Suffield | Did not seek reelection |
| Elaine O'Brien | Democratic | 2011 – 2014 | Suffield | Died in office |
| Tami Zawistowski | Republican | 2014 – present | East Granby | Incumbent; won special election to replace O'Brien |
Recent elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Lauren K. Life | 5,629 | 47.2 | -4.2 | |
| Democratic | Matthew J. Conway, Jr. | 5,556 | 46.6 | +0.0 | |
| Working Families | Matthew J. Conway, Jr. | 749 | 6.3 | +4.2 | |
| Majority | 676 | 5.7 | +2.9 | ||
| Turnout | 11,934 | ||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | Swing | +4.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ruth Fahrbach | 4,273 | 51.4 | -40.0 | |
| Democratic | Derek E. Donnelly | 3,872 | 46.6 | +46.6 | |
| Working Families | Derek E. Donnelly | 172 | 2.1 | -6.5 | |
| Majority | 229 | 2.8 | -80.1 | ||
| Turnout | 8,317 | ||||
| Republican hold | Swing | -43.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ruth Fahrbach | 6,660 | 91.4 | -2.4 | |
| Working Families | James J. Carone, Sr. | 624 | 8.6 | +2.4 | |
| Majority | 6,038 | 82.9 | -4.7 | ||
| Turnout | 7,284 | ||||
| Republican hold | Swing | -2.4 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ruth Fahrbach | 4,853 | 93.8 | -6.0 | |
| Working Families | James J. Carrone, Sr. | 321 | 6.2 | +6.2 | |
| Majority | 4,532 | 87.6 | -12.1 | ||
| Turnout | 5,174 | ||||
| Republican hold | Swing | -6.1 | |||
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