Connecticut's 62nd assembly district

The Sixty-Second Connecticut House of Representatives district elects one member of the Connecticut House of Representatives. Its current representative is Republican Bill Simanski, who defeated one-term Representative Maryanne "Annie" Hornish in the 2010 election. The district consists of the towns of Barkhamsted, Granby, Hartland, and New Hartford.

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
Russell L. Post, Jr.	Republican	1973–1979	Canton	Did not seek reelection to House; elected to State Senate (8th district).
Otto C. Neumann	Republican	1979–1987	Granby	Appointed to Public Utility Control Commission
Joel Gordes	Democratic	1987–1991	Colebrook	Won special election; did not seek reelection
Richard Ferrari	Republican	1991–2009	East Granby	Defeated for reelection
Maryanne "Annie" Hornish	Democratic	2009–2011	Granby	Defeated for reelection
William Simanski	Republican	2011–present	Granby	Incumbent

Recent elections

State Election 2010: House District 62

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	William Simanski	5,320	50.3	+2.6
	Democratic	Maryanne "Annie" Hornish	5,050	47.7	+0.4
	Working Families	Maryanne "Annie" Hornish	209	2.0	-3.0
Majority			61	0.6	-4.0
Turnout			10,579
	Republican gain from Democratic		Swing	+2.6

State Election 2008: House District 62

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Richard Ferrari	6,239	47.7	-44.5
	Democratic	Maryanne "Annie" Hornish	6,190	47.3	+47.3
	Working Families	Maryanne "Annie" Hornish	652	5.0	-2.6
Majority			603	4.6	-89.4
Turnout			13,081
	Democratic gain from Republican		Swing	+45.9

State Election 2006: House District 62

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Richard Ferrari	6,082	92.4	+1.0
	Working Families	Adam Martinez	499	7.6	-1.0
Majority			5,583	84.8	+2.0
Turnout			6,581
	Republican hold		Swing	+1.0

State Election 2004: House District 62

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Richard Ferrari	7,695	91.4	-2.4
	Working Families	Paul J. Nyerick	726	8.6	+2.4
Majority			6,969	82.8	-4.8
Turnout			8,421
	Republican hold		Swing	-2.4

State Election 2002: House District 62

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Richard Ferrari	5,816	93.8	-6.2
	Working Families	Paul J. Nyerick	385	6.2	+6.2
Majority			5,431	87.6	-12.4
Turnout			6,201
	Republican hold		Swing	-6.2

State Election 2000: House District 62

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Richard Ferrari	8,174	100.0	+27.8
Majority			8,174	100.0	+55.4
Turnout			8,174
	Republican hold		Swing	+27.8

State Election 1998: House District 62

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Richard Ferrari	6,095	72.2	+15.4
	Democratic	Bill Rocks	2,338	27.8	-15.4
Majority			3,757	44.6	+30.9
Turnout			8,433
	Republican hold		Swing	+15.4

State Election 1996: House District 62

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Richard Ferrari	6,401	56.8	-43.2
	Democratic	Carmella Lattizori	4,862	43.2	+43.2
Majority			1,539	13.7	-86.3
Turnout			11,263
	Republican hold		Swing	-43.2

State Election 1994: House District 62

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Richard Ferrari	6,399	100.0	+55.5
Majority			6,399	100.0	+91.4
Turnout			6,399
	Republican hold		Swing	+55.5

State Election 1992: House District 62

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Richard Ferrari	5,298	44.5	-15.1
	Democratic	Francis P. Lynch	4,273	35.9	-4.5
	A Connecticut Party	Louise Hull	2,338	19.6	+19.6
Majority			1,025	8.6	-10.5
Turnout			11,909
	Republican hold		Swing	-12.3

State Election 1990: House District 62

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Richard Ferrari	5,334	59.6	+21.9
	Democratic	Andrew W. Bray	3,623	40.4	-18.8
Majority			1,711	19.1	-2.4
Turnout			8,957
	Republican gain from Democratic		Swing

State Election 1988: House District 62[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Joel Gordes	6,701	59.2
	Republican	Richard L. Calder	4,265	37.7
	Independent	Mary A. Walsche	348	3.1
Majority			2,436	21.5	-5.3
Turnout			11,314
	Democratic hold		Swing

State Election 1986: House District 62

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Otto C. Neumann	4,901	63.4	-36.6
	Democratic	Carol A. Grenier	2,830	36.6	+36.6
Majority			2,071	26.8	-73.2
Turnout			7,731
	Republican hold		Swing	-36.6

State Election 1984: House District 62

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Otto C. Neumann	7,752	100.0
Majority			7,752	100.0
Turnout			7,752
	Republican hold		Swing

External links

• Google Maps - Connecticut House Districts

References

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