Connecticut's 78th House of Representatives district

Connecticut's 78th House of Representatives district elects one member of the Connecticut House of Representatives. It consists of the town of Plymouth and parts of Bristol and has been represented by Republican Joe Hoxha since 2022.[1]

List of representatives

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Representative Party Years District home Note
John F. Papandrea Democratic 1967 – 1973 Meriden
Robert J. Vicino Democratic 1973 – 1979 Bristol Redistricted from the 34th District
Edward C. Krawiecki Jr. Republican 1979 – 1995 Bristol Served as Minority Leader of the Connecticut House of Representatives
William Hamzy Republican 1995 – 2011 Terryville
Whit Betts Republican 2011 – 2022 Bristol
Joe Hoxha Republican 2022 – present Bristol

Recent elections

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2020

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2020 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 78[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Whit Betts (incumbent) 8,376 74.94
Independent Party Aileen Abrams 2,801 25.06
Total votes 11,177 100.00
Republican hold

2018

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2018 Connecticut House of Representatives election, District 78[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Whit Betts (Incumbent) 6,086 67.7
Democratic Allen Marko 2,900 32.3
Total votes 8,986 100.00
Republican hold

2016

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2016 Connecticut House of Representatives election, District 78[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Whit Betts (Incumbent) 7,028 62.98
Democratic Krystal Myers 4,125 37.02
Total votes 11,143 100.00
Republican hold

2014

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2014 Connecticut House of Representatives election, District 78[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Whit Betts (Incumbent) 4,754 61.6
Democratic Dan Santorso 2,393 31.0
Independent Party Whit Betts (Incumbent) 327 4.2
Working Families Dan Santorso 242 3.1
Total votes 11,143 100.00
Republican hold

2012

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2012 Connecticut House of Representatives election, District 78[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Whit Betts (Incumbent) 5,908 60.0
Democratic Dan Santorso 3,582 36.4
Working Families George Langer 360 3.7
Total votes 9,850 100.00
Republican hold

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Ballotpedia. "Connecticut House of Representatives District 78". Ballotpedia. Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
  2. ^ "Public Reporting". Connecticut Elections Management System. Retrieved November 10, 2020.