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Connecticut, State Senate, District 15

Connecticut State Senate District 15
Current incumbentJoan Hartley Democratic Party

Connecticut’s fifteenth state senate district is represented by Democratic Senator Joan Hartley.

Connecticut state senators represent an average of 99,280 residents. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 94,599 residents.

About the office

Members of the Connecticut State Senate serve two-year terms without term limits. Connecticut legislators assume office the Wednesday following the first Monday of the January next succeeding their election.

Qualifications

Article III, Section 3 of the Connecticut Constitution states: "The senate shall consist of not less than thirty and not more than fifty members, each of whom shall be an elector residing in the senatorial district from which he is elected. Each senatorial district shall be contiguous as to territory and shall elect no more than one senator."

Salaries

State legislators
SalaryPer diem
$28,000/yearNo per diem is paid.

Vacancies

If there is a vacancy in the senate, a special election must be conducted to fill the vacant seat. The Governor must call for an election no later than 10 days after the vacancy happened. All special elections must be held no later than 46 days after a Governor's declaration. If the vacancy happened with less than 125 days left before the general election, the special election must be held on the same day as the general election. No election can be called by the Governor if the vacancy happened with less than 49 days before the general election.

Elections

2020

Elections for the office of Connecticut State Senate will take place in 2020. The general election will be held on November 3, 2020. A primary is scheduled for August 11, 2020. The filing deadline is June 9, 2020.

2018

General election
General election for Connecticut State Senate District 15

Incumbent Joan Hartley (D) defeated James Russell (Independent Party of Connecticut Party) in the general election for Connecticut State Senate District 15 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Joan Hartley (D)
84.7
16,426

James Russell (Independent Party of Connecticut Party)
15.3
2,963

Total votes: 19,389
Democratic primary election

The primary elections were canceled.

Republican primary election

The primary elections were canceled.

2016

Elections for the Connecticut State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 9, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 7, 2016.

Incumbent Joan Hartley defeated James K. Russell in the Connecticut State Senate District 15 general election.

Connecticut State Senate, District 15 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Joan Hartley Incumbent 82.17% 20,312
Independent James K. Russell 17.83% 4,407
Total Votes 24,719
Source: Connecticut Secretary of the State
Incumbent Joan Hartley ran unopposed in the Connecticut State Senate District 15 Democratic primary.

Connecticut State Senate, District 15 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Joan Hartley Incumbent (unopposed)


2014

Elections for the Connecticut State Senate consisted of a primary election on August 12, 2014, and a general election on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 10, 2014. Incumbent Joan V. Hartley was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Karl D. Shehu was unopposed in the Republican primary. Hartley defeated Shehu and Blair Bertaccini (Working Families) in the general election.

Connecticut State Senate, District 15 General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJoan Hartley Incumbent 63% 12,083
Republican Karl D. Shehu 29.9% 5,739
Independent Joan Hartley Incumbent 4.4% 851
Working Families Blair Bertaccini 2.7% 510
Total Votes 19,183

2012

Elections for the office of Connecticut State Senate consisted of a primary election on August 14, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 12, 2012. A total of 36 seats were up for election in 2012. Incumbent Joan Hartley defeated Andrew "Andy" Larsen (I) and Blair Bertaccini (WF) in the general election.

Connecticut State Senate, District 15, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJoan V. Hartley Incumbent 85.2% 19,927
Independent Andrew "Andy" Larsen 10% 2,334
Working Families Blair Bertaccini 4.9% 1,140
Total Votes 23,401

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Connecticut State Senate District 15 raised a total of $967,532. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $69,109 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Connecticut State Senate District 15

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $29,860 2 $14,930
2014 $273,510 3 $91,170
2012 $24,291 1 $24,291
2010 $26,665 1 $26,665
2008 $207,436 2 $103,718
2006 $51,301 1 $51,301
2004 $40,504 1 $40,504
2002 $43,375 1 $43,375
2000 $270,590 2 $135,295
Total $967,532 14 $69,109