Connecticut's 43rd House of Representatives district

The forty-third Connecticut House of Representatives district elects one member of the Connecticut House of Representatives. Its current representative is Republican Greg Howard, elected in 2021.

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
William C. Leary	Democratic	1967 – 1971	Windsor Locks	Resigned to become a Judge of Probate^[1]^[2]
Joseph W. Marinone	Republican	1972 – 1973	Windsor	Redistricted to the 60th District
Howard E. Crouch	Republican	1973 – 1975	Stonington	Redistricted from the 64th District
Rufus Allyn	Democratic	1975 – 1983	Mystic
Frank Turek	Republican	1983 – 1991	Stonington	Died in office^[3]
Robert R. Simmons	Republican	1991 – 2001	Stonington	Elected to U.S. Congress
Diana Urban	Republican	2001 – 2006	North Stonington	Defected to the Democratic Party
Diana Urban	Democratic	2006 – 2019	North Stonington	Retired
Kate Rotella	Democratic	2019 – 2021	Mystic	Incumbent
Greg Howard	Republican	2021 – present	Stonington	Incumbent

Recent elections

State Election 2008: House District 43
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Diana Urban	8,078	63.7	+63.7
	Republican	Brian Kluberdanz	4,601	36.3	−63.7
Majority			3,477	27.4	−72.6
Turnout			12,679
	Democratic gain from Republican		Swing	+63.7

State Election 2006: House District 43
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Diana Urban	6,181	100.0	+0.0
Majority			6,181	100.0	+0.0
Turnout			6,181
	Republican hold		Swing	+0.0

State Election 2004: House District 43
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Diana Urban	7,663	100.0	+0.0
Majority			7,663	100.0	+0.0
Turnout			7,663
	Republican hold		Swing	+0.0

State Election 2002: House District 43
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Diana Urban	6,002	100.0	+62.9
Majority			6,002	100.0	+99.7
Turnout			6,002
	Republican hold		Swing	+62.9

State Election 2000: House District 43
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Diana Urban	4,030	37.1	−36.3
	Democratic	Steven E. Donahue	3,996	36.8	+10.2
	Libertarian	Michael J. Costanza	2,832	26.1	+26.1
Majority			34	0.3	−46.6
Turnout			10,858
	Republican hold		Swing	-36.3

State Election 1998: House District 43^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert R. Simmons	5,328	73.4
	Democratic	Terrance M. Donovan	1,927	26.6
Majority			3,401	46.9
Turnout			7,255
	Republican hold		Swing

External links

Google Maps - Connecticut House Districts

References

^ "25 Nov 1971, 12 - Hartford Courant at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
^ "25 Nov 1971, Page 126 - Hartford Courant at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
^ "Our Story".
^ Election Results and Related Data. Secretary of the State of Connecticut. Updated 8/18/10. Accessed 9/27/10.

[1] "25 Nov 1971, 12 - Hartford Courant at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved November 9, 2022.

[2] "25 Nov 1971, Page 126 - Hartford Courant at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved November 9, 2022.

[3] "Our Story".

[4] Election Results and Related Data. Secretary of the State of Connecticut. Updated 8/18/10. Accessed 9/27/10.

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