Connecticut's 63rd assembly district

The Sixty-Third Assembly District of Connecticut elects one member of the Connecticut House of Representatives. Its current representative is John Rigby, who defeated write-in candidate William Riiska after the sudden resignation of Rep. George Wilber. The district includes the towns of Canaan, Colebrook, Winchester, Hartland, Norfolk and the western half of the town of Barkhamsted, which was added to the district from the 62nd district in 2002.

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
F. Philip Prelli	Republican	1991 – 2003	Winchester	Did not run for reelection
George Wilber	Democratic	2003 – 2008	Colebrook	Resigned
Seat vacant, 2008-2009
John Rigby	Republican	2009 – present	Colebrook	Incumbent

Recent elections

State Election 2008: House District 63
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John Rigby	6,102	70.0	+40.4
	Independent	William O. Riiska	2,610	30.0	+30.0
Majority			3,492	40.1	+82.9
Turnout			8,712
	Republican gain from Democratic		Swing	+35.2

State Election 2006: House District 63
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	George Wilber	5,556	67.2	+13.2
	Republican	Juliana H. Simone	2,366	29.6	-14.3
	Working Families	George Wilber	346	4.2	+1.1
Majority			3,536	42.8	+28.6
Turnout			8,268
	Democratic hold		Swing	+14.3

State Election 2004: House District 63
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	George Wilber	5,917	54.0	+3.6
	Republican	David A. Cappabianca	4,700	43.9	-4.7
	Working Families	George Wilber	344	3.1	+1.1
Majority			1,561	14.2	+11.5
Turnout			10,961
	Democratic hold		Swing	+4.7

State Election 2002: House District 63
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	George Wilber	3,880	50.4	+50.4
	Republican	David A. Cappabianca	3,670	47.6	-52.4
	Working Families	Cynthia E. Vines	156	2.0	+2.0
Majority			210	2.7	-102.7
Turnout			7,706
	Democratic gain from Republican		Swing	+51.4

State Election 2000: House District 63
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	F. Philip Prelli	5,854	100.0	0.0
Majority			5,854	100.0	0.0
Turnout			5,854
	Republican hold		Swing	0.0

State Election 1998: House District 63
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	F. Philip Prelli	4,565	100.0
Majority			4,565	100.0
Turnout			4,565
	Republican hold		Swing