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Connecticut's 24th State Senate district

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Connecticut's 24th State Senate district elects one member of the Connecticut State Senate. It consists of the communities of Danbury, New Fairfield, Sherman, and parts of Bethel. It has been represented by Democrat Julie Kushner since 2019.[1]

List of senators

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Senators Party Years District home Note
Howard A. Hueston Republican 1961 – 1963 Sherman
T. Clark Hull Republican 1963 – 1971 Danbury Later served as Lieutenant Governor
Romeo G. Petroni Republican 1971 – 1975 Ridgefield
Wayne A. Baker Democratic 1975 – 1985 Danbury
Robert T. Miller Republican 1985 – 1987 New Fairfield
James H. Maloney Democratic 1987 – 1995 Danbury Later served in the United States Congress
Mark Nielsen Republican 1995 – 1999 Danbury Unsuccessfully ran for the United States Congress
David Cappiello Republican 1999 – 2009 Danbury Unsuccessfully ran for the United States Congress
Michael A. McLachlan Republican 2009 – 2019 Danbury
Julie Kushner Democratic 2019 – present Danbury

Recent elections

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2020

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2020 Connecticut State Senate election, District 24[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Julie Kushner (incumbent) 23,939 53.63
Republican Susan Chapman 18,778 42.07
Independent Party Susan Chapman 827 1.85
Working Families Julie Kushner (incumbent) 1,091 2.44
Total votes 20,696 100.00
Democratic hold

2018

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2018 Connecticut State Senate election, District 24[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Total Julie Kushner 17,186 54.0
Democratic Julie Kushner 16,400 51.5
Working Families Julie Kushner 786 2.5
Total Michael McLachlan (incumbent) 14,658 46.0
Republican Michael McLachlan 14,077 44.2
Independent Michael McLachlan 581 1.8
Total votes 31,844 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

2016

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2016 Connecticut State Senate election, District 24[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael McLachlan (incumbent) 20,501 52.24
Democratic Kenneth Gucker 18,745 47.76
Total votes 39,246 100.00
Republican hold

2014

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2014 Connecticut State Senate election, District 24[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael McLachlan (incumbent) 13,392 74.7
Working Families Theodore Feng 2,488 13.9
Independent Party Susan Chapman 2,046 12.4
Total votes 17,926 100.00
Republican hold

2012

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2012 Connecticut State Senate election, District 24[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael McLachlan (incumbent) 18,537 51.7
Democratic Jason W. Bartlett 18,745 48.3
Total votes 35,842 100.00
Republican hold

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Ballotpedia. "Connecticut State Senate District 24". Ballotpedia. Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  2. ^ "Public Reporting". Connecticut Elections Management System. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  3. ^ Statement of Vote. General Election. November 6, 2018 (PDF). Hartford, CT: State of Connecticut. Secretary of State. 2018.