Connecticut's 59th assembly district

The Fifty-Ninth Assembly District of Connecticut elects one member of the Connecticut House of Representatives. Its current representative is Democrat Karen Jarmoc, the wife of the previous representative, Stephen Jarmoc. The district consists of part of the town of Enfield, Connecticut. Before 2002, the district also contained part of the town of Somers. Rep. Jarmoc will not seek reelection in the district in the 2010 election due to her candidacy for the State Senate.

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
Stephen Jarmoc	Democratic	1992 – 2007	Enfield	Did not seek reelection
Karen Jarmoc	Democratic	2007 – present	Enfield	Incumbent

Recent elections

State Election 2008: House District 59
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Karen Jarmoc	6,753	72.5	+5.1
	Republican	William Ballard	2,566	27.5	-3.8
Majority			4,187	44.9	+8.8
Turnout			9,319
	Democratic hold		Swing	+4.5

State Election 2006: House District 59
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Karen Jarmoc	4,682	67.4	+2.7
	Republican	Charles E. Woods, Jr.	2,177	31.3	-2.5
	Working Families	Richard G. Sweet	87	1.3	-0.2
Majority			2,505	36.1	+5.0
Turnout			6,946
	Democratic hold		Swing	+2.6

State Election 2004: House District 59
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Stephen Jarmoc	5,605	64.9	-31.2
	Republican	Charles E. Woods, Jr.	2,918	33.8	+33.8
	Working Families	Richard G. Sweet	130	1.5	-4.8
Majority			2,687	31.1	-68.9
Turnout			8,653
	Democratic hold		Swing	-32.5

State Election 2002: House District 59
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Stephen Jarmoc	4,322	93.7	-6.3
	Working Families	Richard G. Sweet	289	6.3	+6.3
Majority			4,033	87.5	-12.5
Turnout			4,611
	Democratic hold		Swing	-6.3

State Election 2000: House District 59
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Stephen Jarmoc	5,138	100.0	+0.0
Majority			5,138	100.0	+0.0
Turnout			5,138
	Democratic hold		Swing	0.0

State Election 1998: House District 59[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Stephen Jarmoc	3,606	100.0
Majority			3,606	100.0
Turnout			3,606
	Democratic hold		Swing

References

1. ^ Election Results and Related Data. Secretary of the State of Connecticut. Updated 8/18/10. Accessed 9/27/10.