Connecticut's_65th_House_of_Representatives_district

Connecticut's 65th House of Representatives district

American legislative district

The sixty-fifth Connecticut House of Representatives district elects one member of the Connecticut House of Representatives. Its current representative is Democrat Michelle Cook, who defeated three-term incumbent Republican Anne Ruwet in 2008. The district consists of part of the city of Torrington. It is one of the most electorally volatile districts in the state, having changed hands between parties three times since 2000.

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Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
Addo Bonetti	Democratic	1973–1979	Torrington	Did not seek reelection
John A. Miscikoski	Democratic	1979–1985	Torrington	Defeated for reelection
George P. Avitable	Republican	1985–1993	Torrington	Did not seek reelection
Brian Mattiello	Republican	1993–2001	Torrington	Did not seek reelection
John S. Kovaleski	Democratic	2001–2003	Torrington	Defeated for reelection
Anne Ruwet	Republican	2003–2009	Torrington	Defeated for reelection
Michelle Cook	Democratic	2009–present	Torrington	Incumbent

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Michelle Cook	3,285	50.3	-1.2
	Republican	Wendy A. Traub	3,066	47.0	+3.2
	Working Families	Michelle Cook	178	2.7	-2.0
Majority			397	6.1	-6.3
Turnout			6,529
	Democratic hold		Swing	-3.2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Michelle Cook	4,535	51.5	+2.0
	Republican	Anne Ruwet	3,853	43.8	-6.7
	Working Families	Michelle Cook	410	4.7	+4.7
Majority			1,092	12.4	+11.4
Turnout			8,798
	Democratic gain from Republican		Swing	+6.7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Anne Ruwet	3,245	50.5	-2.0
	Democratic	Paul E. Cavagnero	3,183	49.5	+2.0
Majority			63	1.0	-4.0
Turnout			6,428
	Republican hold		Swing	-2.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Anne Ruwet	4,555	52.5	+2.5
	Democratic	Paul E. Cavagnero	4,113	47.5	-2.5
Majority			442	5.1	+5.1
Turnout			8,668
	Republican hold		Swing	+2.5

Connecticut's_65th_House_of_Representatives_district

Connecticut's 65th House of Representatives district

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Anne Ruwet	3,236	50.0001	+9.2
	Democratic	John S. Kovaleski	3,235	49.9999	+2.7
Majority			1	.0002	-5.2
Turnout			6,471
	Republican gain from Democratic		Swing	+6.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John S. Kovaleski	3,691	47.3	+47.3
	Republican	Patricia L. Dupret	3,184	40.8	-59.2
	Green	Thomas P. Ethier	923	11.8	+11.8
Majority			407	5.2	-94.8
Turnout			7,798
	Democratic gain from Republican		Swing	+53.3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Brian Mattiello	4,789	100.0	+0.0
Majority			4,789	100.0	+0.0
Turnout			4,789
	Republican hold		Swing	+0.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Brian Mattiello	5,875	100.0	+32.7
Majority			5,875	100.0	+65.4
Turnout			5,875
	Republican hold		Swing	+32.7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Brian Mattiello	4,944	67.3	+18.0
	Democratic	Stephanie M. Weaver	1,736	23.6	-2.8
	A Connecticut Party (1990)	Stephanie M. Weaver	665	9.1	-15.1
Majority			2,543	34.6	+11.7
Turnout			7,345
	Republican hold		Swing	+18.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Brian Mattiello	4,691	49.3	-6.6
	Democratic	Robert J. Ingoldsby	2,515	26.4	-17.7
	A Connecticut Party (1990)	Jonathan Hutchinson	2,304	24.2	+24.2
Majority			2,176	22.9	+11.2
Turnout			9,510
	Republican hold		Swing	-6.6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	George P. Avitabile	3,966	55.9	-0.3
	Democratic	John T. Miscikoski	3,132	44.1	+0.3
Majority			834	11.7	-0.8
Turnout			7,098
	Republican hold		Swing	-0.3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	George P. Avitabile	4,744	56.2	+3.6
	Democratic	Gerald R. Reis	3,691	43.8	-3.6
Majority			1,053	12.5	+7.3
Turnout			8,435
	Republican hold		Swing	+3.6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	George P. Avitabile	3,680	52.6	-2.2
	Democratic	John A. Miscikoski	3,313	47.4	+2.2
Majority			367	5.2	-4.3
Turnout			6,993
	Republican hold		Swing	-2.2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	George P. Avitabile	5,285	54.8	+12.0
	Democratic	John A. Miscikoski	4,366	45.2	-12.0
Majority			919	9.5	-5.0
Turnout			9,651
	Republican gain from Democratic		Swing	+12.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John A. Miscikoski	4,735	57.2
	Republican	Thomas F. Teti	3,538	42.8
Majority			1,197	14.5
Turnout			8,273
	Democratic hold		Swing