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Connecticut, State House, District 77

Connecticut House of Representatives District 77
Current incumbentCara Pavalock-D'Amato Republican Party

Connecticut’s seventy-seventh state house district is represented by Republican Representative Cara Pavalock-D'Amato.

Connecticut state legislators represent an average of 23,670 residents. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 22,553 residents.

About the office

Members of the Connecticut House of Representatives serve two-year terms and are not subject to term limits. Connecticut legislators assume office the Wednesday following the first Monday of the January next succeeding their election.

Qualifications

Article III, Section 4 of the Connecticut Constitution states: "The house of representatives shall consist of not less than one hundred twenty-five and not more than two hundred twenty-five members, each of whom shall be an elector residing in the assembly district from which he is elected. Each assembly district shall be contiguous as to territory and shall elect no more than one representative. For the purpose of forming assembly districts no town shall be divided except for the purpose of forming assembly districts wholly within the town."

Salaries

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

Vacancies

If there is a vacancy in the house, 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 left before the general election.

Elections

2020

Elections for the office of Connecticut House of Representatives 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 House of Representatives District 77

Incumbent Cara Pavalock-D'Amato (R) defeated Kevin Fuller (D) in the general election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 77 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Cara Pavalock-D'Amato (R)
52.7
4,901

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Kevin Fuller (D)
47.3
4,396

Total votes: 9,297
Democratic primary election

The primary elections were canceled.

Republican primary election

The primary elections were canceled.

2016

Elections for the Connecticut House of Representatives 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 Cara Christine Pavalock defeated Laura Bartok in the Connecticut House of Representatives District 77 general election.

Connecticut House of Representatives, District 77 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Cara Christine Pavalock Incumbent 52.80% 5,782
Democratic Laura Bartok 47.20% 5,169
Total Votes 10,951
Source: Connecticut Secretary of the State

Laura Bartok defeated Christy Matthews in the Connecticut House of Representatives District 77 Democratic primary.

Connecticut House of Representatives, District 77 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Laura Bartok 81.77% 704
Democratic Christy Matthews 18.23% 157
Total Votes 861

Incumbent Cara Christine Pavalock ran unopposed in the Connecticut House of Representatives District 77 Republican primary.

Connecticut House of Representatives, District 77 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Cara Christine Pavalock Incumbent (unopposed)

2014

Elections for the Connecticut House of Representatives 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 Christopher A. Wright was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Cara Christine Pavalock was unopposed in the Republican primary. Pavalock defeated Wright in the general election.

Connecticut House of Representatives District 77, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngCara Christine Pavalock 48.3% 3,778
Democratic Christopher A. Wright 47.9% 3,747
Independent Green check mark transparent.pngCara Christine Pavalock 3.9% 305
Total Votes 7,830

2012

Elections for the office of Connecticut House of Representatives 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 151 seats were up for election in 2012. Incumbent Christopher Wright defeated Jill Fitzgerald (R) in the general election. Both candidates ran unopposed in the August 14 primary elections.

Connecticut House of Representatives, District 77, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngChristopher A. Wright Incumbent 58.4% 5,818
Republican Jill Fitzgerald 41.6% 4,144
Total Votes 9,962

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Connecticut House of Representatives District 77 raised a total of $421,550. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $22,187 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Connecticut House of Representatives District 77

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $99,038 3 $33,013
2014 $66,166 2 $33,083
2012 $35,980 2 $17,990
2010 $64,453 2 $32,227
2008 $60,649 2 $30,325
2006 $49,910 2 $24,955
2004 $15,436 2 $7,718
2002 $9,620 2 $4,810
2000 $20,298 2 $10,149
Total $421,550 19 $22,187