Connecticut's 30th State Senate district

Connecticut's 30th State Senate district elects one member of the Connecticut State Senate. It consists of the towns of Brookfield, Canaan, Cornwall, Goshen, Kent, Litchfield, Morris, New Milford, North Canaan, Salisbury, Sharon, Winchester, Warren and part of Torrington. It has been represented by Republican Stephen Harding since 2023.[1]

List of senators

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Senators Party Years District home Note
John A. Minetto Republican 1961 – 1971 Torrington
P. Edmund Power Republican 1971 – 1975 Torrington
Harold D. Hansen Democratic 1975 – 1977 Sherman
John A. Gawrych Republican 1977 – 1979 Torrington
Joseph A. Ruggiero Democratic 1979 – 1981 Litchfield
M. Adela Eads Republican 1981 – 2001 Kent Later served as Presidents pro tempore of the Connecticut Senate
Andrew Roraback Republican 2001 – 2013 Goshen Later served as a Judge on the Connecticut Superior Court
Clark Chapin Republican 2013 – 2017 New Milford
Craig Miner Republican 2017 – 2023 Litchfield
Stephen Harding Republican 2023 – present Brookfield

Election results

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2020

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2020 Connecticut State Senate election, District 30[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Craig Miner (incumbent) 28,719 53.40
Democratic David Gronbach 24,158 44.90
Independent Party Joseph Bongiorno 937 1.70
Total votes 53,814 100.00
Republican hold

2018

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2018 Connecticut State Senate election, District 30[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Total Craig Miner (incumbent) 23,121 53.6
Republican Craig Miner 22,068 51.2
Independent Craig Miner 1,053 2.4
Total David Lawson 20,011 46.4
Democratic David Lawson 19,039 44.1
Working Families David Lawson 972 2.3
Total votes 43,132 100.0
Republican hold

2016

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2016 Connecticut State Senate election, District 30[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Craig Miner 26,676 55.9
Democratic David Lawson 21,042 44.1
Total votes 47,718 100.0
Republican hold

2014

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2014 Connecticut State Senate election, District 30[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Total Clark Chapin 19,242 60.4
Republican Clark Chapin 17,744 55.9
Independent Party Clark Chapin 1,498 4.5
Democratic William O. Riiska 13,749 41.7
Total votes 32,991 100.0
Republican hold

2012

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2012 Connecticut State Senate election, District 30[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Clark Chapin 23,712 54.9
Democratic William O. Riiska 19,474 45.1
Total votes 43,186 100.0
Republican hold

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Ballotpedia. "Connecticut State Senate District 30". Ballotpedia. Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  2. ^ "Public Reporting". Connecticut Elections Management System. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  3. ^ Statement of Vote. General Election. November 6, 2018 (PDF). Hartford, CT: State of Connecticut. Secretary of State. 2018.