Connecticut's 1st congressional district

Connecticut's 1st congressional district
Connecticut's 1st congressional district
	Connecticut's 1st congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Representative	John Larson; D–East Hartford
Area	673 sq mi (1,740 km2)
Distribution	93.4% urban; 6.6% rural;
Population (2010)	714,820
Median household; income	50,227
Ethnicity	65.0% White; 14.8% Hispanic; 13.8% Black; 4.4% Asian; 1.9% other; 0.2% Native American;
Cook PVI	D+12

Connecticut's 1st congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Connecticut. Located in the north-central part of the state, the district is anchored by the state capital of Hartford. It encompasses much of central Connecticut and includes towns within Hartford, Litchfield, and Middlesex counties.

Principal cities include: Bristol, Hartford, and Torrington.

The district is currently represented by Democrat John Larson.

Towns in the district

Hartford County - Berlin, Bloomfield, Bristol, East Granby, East Hartford, East Windsor, Glastonbury (part), Granby, Hartford, Hartland, Manchester, Newington, Rocky Hill, Southington, South Windsor, West Hartford, Wethersfield, Windsor, and Windsor Locks.

Litchfield County - Barkhamsted, Colebrook, New Hartford, Torrington (part), and Winchester.

Middlesex County - Cromwell, Middletown (part), and Portland.

Voter registration

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Voter Registration and Party Enrollment as of October 30, 2012^[2]
Party		Active Voters	Inactive Voters	Total Voters	Percentage
Democratic	156,784	11,392	168,176	40.39%
Republican	71,932	3,348	75,280	18.08%
Minor Parties	301	29	330	0.07%
Unaffiliated	161,327	11,299	172,626	41.46%
Total		390,334	26,068	416,412	100%

Recent presidential elections

Election results from presidential races
Year	Office	Results
2000	President	Gore 62 - 33%
2004	President	Kerry 60 - 39%
2008	President	Obama 66 - 33%
2012	President	Obama 63 - 36%
2016	President	Clinton 59 - 36%

Recent elections

The district has the lowest Republican voter performance of the five Connecticut house seats. It has been in Democratic hands without interruption since 1957, and for all but six years since 1931.

US House election, 1988
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Barbara B. Kennelly (inc.)	176,463	77%
	Republican	Mario Robles, Jr.	51,985	23%
	Democratic hold		Swing
Turnout			228,448	100%

US House election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Barbara B. Kennelly (inc.)	126,566	71%
	Republican	James P. Garvey	50,690	29%
	Democratic hold		Swing
Turnout			177,256	100%

US House election, 1992
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Barbara B. Kennelly (inc.)	164,735	67%
	Republican	Phillip Steele	75,113	31%
	Concerned Citizens	Gary Garneau	5,577	2%
	Democratic hold		Swing
Turnout			245,425	100%

US House election, 1994
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Barbara B. Kennelly (inc.)	139,637	74%
	Republican	Douglas T. Putnam	46,865	24%
	Concerned Citizens	John F. Forry, III	3,405	2%
	Democratic hold		Swing
Turnout			188,907	100%

US House election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Barbara B. Kennelly (inc.)	158,222	74%
	Republican	Kent Sleath	53,666	24%
	Concerned Citizens	John F. Forry, III	2,099	1%
	Natural Law	Daniel A. Wasielewski	1,149	1%
	Democratic hold		Swing
Turnout			215,136	100%

US House election, 1998
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John B. Larson	97,681	58%
	Republican	Kevin O'Connor	69,668	41%
	Term Limits	Jay E. Palmieri, IV	915	1%
	Democratic hold		Swing
Turnout			168,264	100%

US House election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John B. Larson (inc.)	151,932	72%
	Republican	Robert Backlund	59,331	28%
	Democratic hold		Swing
Turnout			211,263	100%

US House election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John B. Larson (inc.)	134,698	67%
	Republican	Phil Steele	66,968	33%
	Democratic hold		Swing
Turnout			201,666	100%

US House election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John B. Larson (inc.)	197,964	73%
	Republican	John Halstead	73,272	27%
	Democratic hold		Swing
Turnout			271,237	100%

US House election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John B. Larson (inc.)	154,539	74%
	Republican	Scott MacLean	53,010	26%
	Democratic hold		Swing
Turnout			207,549	100%

US House election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John B. Larson (inc.)	211,563	72%
	Republican	Joe Visconti	76,851	26%
	Green	Stephen Fournier	7,199	2%
	Democratic hold		Swing
Turnout			295,613	100%

US House election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John B. Larson (inc.)	138,440	61%
	Republican	Ann Brickley	84,076	37%
	Green	Kenneth J. Krayeske	2,564	1%
	Socialist Action	Christopher Hutchinson	955	0.42%
	Democratic hold		Swing
Turnout			226,035	100%

Connecticut 1st Congressional District Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John B. Larson (inc.)	206,575	70%
	Republican	John Henry Decker	82,262	28%
	Green	Michael DeRosa	5,746	2%
	Democratic hold		Swing
Turnout			294,583	100%

Connecticut 1st Congressional District Election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John B. Larson (inc.)	135,825	62%
	Republican	Matthew Corey	78,609	36%
	Green	Jeff Russell	3,447	2%
	Democratic hold		Swing
Turnout			217,881	100%

Connecticut 1st Congressional District Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John B. Larson (inc.)	188,286	64%
	Republican	Matthew Corey	100,976	34%
	Green	Mike De Rosa	6,031	2%
	Democratic hold		Swing
Turnout			295,293	100%

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	Electoral history
Isaac Toucey	Democratic	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839	Lost re-election
Joseph Trumbull	Whig	March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843	Retired
Thomas H. Seymour	Democratic	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845	Retired
James Dixon	Whig	March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1849	Retired
Loren P. Waldo	Democratic	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851	Lost re-election
Charles Chapman	Whig	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853	Retired to run for Governor
James T. Pratt	Democratic	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855	Lost re-election
Ezra Clark, Jr.	American	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857	Changed Party
Ezra Clark, Jr.	Republican	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859	Lost re-election
Dwight Loomis	Republican	March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863	Retired
Henry C. Deming	Republican	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1867	Lost re-election
Richard D. Hubbard	Democratic	March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1869	Retired
Julius L. Strong	Republican	March 4, 1869 – September 7, 1872	Died
Vacant		September 7, 1872 – December 2, 1872
Joseph Roswell Hawley	Republican	December 2, 1872 – March 3, 1875	Lost re-election
George M. Landers	Democratic	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879	Retired
Joseph Roswell Hawley	Republican	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881	Elected to US Senate
John R. Buck	Republican	March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883	Lost re-election
William W. Eaton	Democratic	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885	Lost re-election
John R. Buck	Republican	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887	Lost re-election
Robert J. Vance	Democratic	March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889	Lost re-election
William E. Simonds	Republican	March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891	Lost re-election
Lewis Sperry	Democratic	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1895	Lost re-election
E. Stevens Henry	Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1913	Retired
Augustine Lonergan	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915	Lost re-election
P. Davis Oakey	Republican	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1917	Lost re-election
Augustine Lonergan	Democratic	March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1921	Retired to run for U.S. Senate
E. Hart Fenn	Republican	March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1931	Retired
Augustine Lonergan	Democratic	March 4, 1931 – March 3, 1933	Elected to US Senate
Herman P. Kopplemann	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939	Lost re-election
William J. Miller	Republican	January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1941	Lost re-election
Herman P. Kopplemann	Democratic	January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1943	Lost re-election
William J. Miller	Republican	January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945	Lost re-election
Herman P. Kopplemann	Democratic	January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947	Lost re-election
William J. Miller	Republican	January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949	Lost re-election
Abraham A. Ribicoff	Democratic	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953	Retired to run for U.S. Senate
Thomas J. Dodd	Democratic	January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1957	Retired to run for U.S. Senate
Edwin H. May, Jr.	Republican	January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1959	Lost re-election
Emilio Q. Daddario	Democratic	January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1971	Retired to run for Governor
William R. Cotter	Democratic	January 3, 1971 – September 8, 1981	Died
Vacant		September 9, 1981 – January 11, 1982
Barbara B. Kennelly	Democratic	January 12, 1982 – January 3, 1999	First elected to finish Cotter's term Retired to run for Governor
John B. Larson	Democratic	January 3, 1999 – Present	Incumbent

Living former Members

As of May 2015^[update], there is one former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut's 1st congressional district who is currently living at this time. The most recent representative to die was Emilio Q. Daddario (1959-1971) on July 7, 2010. The most recently serving representative to die was William R. Cotter (1971-1981), who died in office on September 8, 1981.

Representative	Term in office	Date of birth (and age)
Barbara B. Kennelly	1982–1999	(1936-07-10) July 10, 1936 (age 88)

References

^ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
^ "Registration and Party Enrollment Statistics as of October 30, 2012" (PDF). Connecticut Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 23, 2006. Retrieved October 30, 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

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[Cook-1] "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.

[2] "Registration and Party Enrollment Statistics as of October 30, 2012" (PDF). Connecticut Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 23, 2006. Retrieved October 30, 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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