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Connecticut's 120th House of Representatives district

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Connecticut's 120th House of Representatives district elects one member of the Connecticut House of Representatives. It encompasses parts of Stratford and has been represented by Republican Laura Dancho since 2022.

List of representatives

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Representative Party Years District home Note
Robert H. Davis Democratic 1967 – 1969 Milford
Henry A. Povinelli Republican 1969 – 1973 Devon Unsuccessfully ran the United States House of Representatives in 1972[1]
William J. Smyth Republican 1973 – 1975 Stratford Redistricted from the 129th District
Michael A. Turiano Democratic 1975 – 1977 Stratford
August A. Palmer, III Republican 1977 – 1981 Stratford
J. Vincent Chase Republican 1981 – 1997 Stratford
John A. Harkins Republican 1997 – 2010 Stratford Elected Mayor of Stratford[2]
Laura Hoydick Republican 2010 – 2018 Stratford Elected Mayor of Stratford[3]
Phil Young[4] Democratic 2018 – 2023 Stratford
Laura Dancho Republican 2023 – present Stratford

Recent elections

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2020

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2020 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 120[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Philip L. Young (incumbent) 6,869 51.70
Republican Jim Feehan 6,047 45.51
Independent Party Jim Feehan 371 2.79
Total votes 13,287 100.00
Democratic hold

2018

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2018 Connecticut House of Representatives election, District 120[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Phil Young (Incumbent) 5,222 49.8
Republican Jim Feehan 5,209 49.7
Petitioning Prez Palmer 55 0.5
Total votes 10,486 100.00
Democratic hold

2018 special

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2018 Connecticut House of Representatives special elections, District 120[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Phil Young 1,615 51
Republican Bill Cabral 1,552 49
Total votes 3,167 100.00
Democratic hold

2016

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2016 Connecticut House of Representatives election, District 120[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Laura Hoydick (Incumbent) 7,511 62.69
Democratic Frederick Streets 4,470 37.31
Total votes 11,981 100.00
Republican hold

2014

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2014 Connecticut House of Representatives election, District 120[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Laura Hoydick (Incumbent) 4,958 62.8
Democratic Robert P. Bradley 2,665 33.8
Independent Party Laura Hoydick (Incumbent) 273 3.5
Total votes 7,896 100.00
Republican hold

2012

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2012 Connecticut House of Representatives election, District 120[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Laura Hoydick (Incumbent) 6,404 59.9
Democratic Terry Masters 4,229 39.5
Petitioning Clifton A. Price 65 0.6
Total votes 10,698 100.00
Republican hold

References

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  1. ^ "Our Campaigns - CT District 3 Race - Nov 07, 1972".
  2. ^ "Harkins unseats incumbent Stratford Mayor Miron".
  3. ^ "Rep. Hoydick to become first female Stratford mayor".
  4. ^ a b c d e f Ballotpedia. "Connecticut House of Representatives District 120". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  5. ^ "Public Reporting". Connecticut Elections Management System. Retrieved November 10, 2020.