Connecticut's 59th assembly district

The Fifty-Ninth Connecticut House of Representatives district elects one member of the Connecticut House of Representatives. Its current representative is Democrat David William Kiner whose 2014 challenger was Republican Rob Kwasnicki. The 2014 election was the closest the Republican party has come to winning the seat since 1972.

The district consists of part of the town of Enfield, Connecticut and East Windsor, Connecticut. Before 2002, the district also contained part of the town of Somers. Prior to 1972, the 59th District included Bozrah, Colchester, Franklin, Lebanon, Lisbon and Sprague. Enfield was part of the 45th and 46th general assembly districts in 1970.

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
Rosario T. Vella	Republican	1973 – 1974	Enfield	Lost reelection
Richard D. Cressotti	Democratic	1975 – 1976	Enfield	Did not seek reelection
William Kiner	Democratic	1977 – 1992	Enfield	Did not seek reelection
Stephen Jarmoc	Democratic	1993 – 2006	Enfield	Did not seek reelection
Karen Jarmoc	Democratic	2007 – 2010	Enfield	Did not seek reelection
David William Kiner	Democratic	2011 - 2016	Enfield	Did not seek reelection

Recent elections

State Election 2016: House District 59

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Anthony DiPace
	Republican	Rob Kwasnicki (Suspended Campaign)	N/A	N/A	N/A
	Republican	Carol Hall
	Republican	Lois Noble (Suspended Campaign)	N/A	N/A	N/A
Majority
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing

State Election 2014: House District 59

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	David Kiner	3,648	53.9
	Republican	Rob Kwasnicki	3,125	46.1
Majority			523	7.8
Turnout			6,773
	Democratic hold		Swing

State Election 2012: House District 59

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	David Kiner	5,408	57.6
	Republican	Joe Bosco	3,987	42.4
Majority			1,421	15.2
Turnout			9,395
	Democratic hold		Swing

State Election 2010: House District 59

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	David Kiner	4,102	57.2
	Republican	Ken Nelson Jr	3,067	42.8
Majority			1,035	14.4
Turnout			7,169
	Democratic hold		Swing

State Election 2008: House District 59

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Karen Jarmoc	6,753	72.5	+5.1
	Republican	William Ballard	2,566	27.5	-3.8
Majority			4,187	44.9	+8.8
Turnout			9,319
	Democratic hold		Swing	+4.5

[1]

State Election 2006: House District 59

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Karen Jarmoc	4,682	67.4	+2.7
	Republican	Charles E. Woods, Jr.	2,177	31.3	-2.5
	Working Families	Richard G. Sweet	87	1.3	-0.2
Majority			2,505	36.1	+5.0
Turnout			6,946
	Democratic hold		Swing	+2.6

State Election 2004: House District 59

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Stephen Jarmoc	5,605	64.9	-31.2
	Republican	Charles E. Woods, Jr.	2,918	33.8	+33.8
	Working Families	Richard G. Sweet	130	1.5	-4.8
Majority			2,687	31.1	-68.9
Turnout			8,653
	Democratic hold		Swing	-32.5

State Election 2002: House District 59

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Stephen Jarmoc	4,322	93.7	-6.3
	Working Families	Richard G. Sweet	289	6.3	+6.3
Majority			4,033	87.5	-12.5
Turnout			4,611
	Democratic hold		Swing	-6.3

State Election 2000: House District 59

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Stephen Jarmoc	5,138	100.0	+0.0
Majority			5,138	100.0	+0.0
Turnout			5,138
	Democratic hold		Swing	0.0

[2]

State Election 1998: House District 59[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Stephen Jarmoc	3,606	100.0
Majority			3,606	100.0
Turnout			3,606
	Democratic hold		Swing

[4]

State Election 1996: House District 59[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Stephen Jarmoc	5,277	100.0
Majority			5,277	100.0
Turnout			5,277
	Democratic hold		Swing

[2]

State Election 1994: House District 59[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Stephen Jarmoc	3,943	64.4
	Republican	Nicholas D. Sinsigalli, Jr.	2,176	35.6
Majority			1,767	28.9
Turnout			6,119
	Democratic hold		Swing

[2]

State Election 1992: House District 59[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Stephen Jarmoc	4,008	54.6
	Republican	Hal A. Vita, Sr.	3,333	45.4
Majority			675	9.2
Turnout			7,341
	Democratic hold		Swing

[2]

State Election 1990: House District 59[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	William Kiner	4,836	66.2
	Republican	John Andrew Kissel	2,473	33.8
	Libertarian	Richard W. Loomis	83	1.1
Majority			2,363	32.3
Turnout			7,392
	Democratic hold		Swing

[2]

State Election 1988: House District 59[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	William Kiner	6,611	70.2
	Republican	Gloria Dery	2,801	29.8
Majority			3,810	40.5
Turnout			9,412
	Democratic hold		Swing

[2]

State Election 1986: House District 59[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	William Kiner	3,979	91.5
		Charles A. Fuller, Jr.	369	8.5
Majority			3,610	83.0
Turnout			4,348
	Democratic hold		Swing

[2]

State Election 1984: House District 59[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	William Kiner	5,302	61.0
	Republican	Sylvia Stanio	3,395	39.0
Majority			1907	21.9
Turnout			8,697
	Democratic hold		Swing

[2]

State Election 1982: House District 59[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	William Kiner	4,738	72.6
	Republican	D. Carl Scarfo	1,786	27.4
Majority			2,952	45.2
Turnout			6,524
	Democratic hold		Swing

[2]

State Election 1980: House District 59[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	William Kiner	5,750	71.5
	Republican	Westy T. Jones	2,292	28.5
Majority			3,458	43.0
Turnout			8,042
	Democratic hold		Swing

[2]

State Election 1978: House District 59[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	William Kiner	3,567	61.0
	Republican	Rosario T. Vella	2,281	39.0
Majority			1,286	22.0
Turnout			5,848
	Democratic hold		Swing

[2]

State Election 1976: House District 59[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	William Kiner	5,497	66.3
	Republican	William J. Ballard	2,797	33.7
Majority			2,700	32.6
Turnout			8,294
	Democratic hold		Swing

[2]

State Election 1974: House District 59[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Richard D. Cressotti	4,012	59.2
	Republican	Rosario T. Vella	2,766	40.8
Majority			1,246	18.4
Turnout			6,778
	Democratic hold		Swing

[2]

State Election 1972: House District 59[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Rosario T. Vella	4,649	54.4
	Democratic	Stanley Bigos	3,892	45.6
Majority			757	8.9
Turnout			8,541
	Republican hold		Swing

External links

• Google Maps - Connecticut House Districts

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