Connecticut's 39th assembly district

The Thirty-Ninth Connecticut House of Representatives district elects one member of the Connecticut House of Representatives. Its current representative is Democrat Ernest Hewett. The district consists of part of the city of New London, which is divided between the 39th and 40th districts. During the last week in February 2013, Hewett was stripped of his deputy speaker position after making a lewd comment to a teenage girl during a budget hearing.[1]

List of representatives

Representative Party Years District home Note
Wade Hyslop, Jr. Democratic 1989 – 2003 New London Did not run for reelection
Ernest Hewett Democratic 2003 – present New London Incumbent

Recent elections

State Election 2008: House District 39
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Ernest Hewett 3,948 63.9 -1.6
Republican Jason Catala 1,109 17.9 -11.2
Working Families Ernest Hewett 594 9.6 +4.2
Green Kenric M. Hanson 529 8.6 +8.6
Majority 3,433 55.6 +13.8
Turnout 6,180
Democratic hold Swing +4.8
State Election 2006: House District 39
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Ernest Hewett 2,431 65.5 -1.4
Republican Jason Catala 1,081 29.1 +0.0
Working Families Ernest Hewett 200 5.4 +1.4
Majority 1,550 41.8 +0.0
Turnout 3,712
Democratic hold Swing +0.0
State Election 2004: House District 39
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Ernest Hewett 3,591 66.9 +4.0
Republican John Russell 1,562 29.1 -4.3
Working Families Ernest Hewett 216 4.0 +0.2
Majority 2,245 41.8 +12.3
Turnout 5,369
Democratic hold Swing +4.3
Democratic Primary, August 10, 2004: House District 39
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Ernest Hewett 623 62.2
Democratic Lloyd H. Beachy 378 37.8
Majority 245 24.5
Turnout 1,001
State Election 2002: House District 39
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Wade A. Hyslop, Jr. 2,215 62.9 -28.4
Republican Jason Catala 1,176 33.4 +33.4
Working Families Samuel A. Cutler 133 3.8 +3.8
Majority 1,039 29.5 -53.1
Turnout 3,524
Democratic hold Swing -30.9
State Election 2000: House District 39
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Wade A. Hyslop, Jr. 3,222 91.3 +19.1
Libertarian Donald A. Nicholas 307 8.7 +6.9
Majority 2,915 82.6 +36.3
Turnout 3,529
Democratic hold Swing +13.0
State Election 1998: House District 39
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Wade A. Hyslop, Jr. 2,110 72.2
Republican Avner Gregory 758 25.9
Libertarian Darlene H. Nicholas 54 1.8
Majority 1,352 46.3
Turnout 2,922
Democratic hold Swing

External links

References

  1. ↑ "Politician stripped of title after lewd snake comment". ctpost.com. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
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