Connecticut's 7th Senate district

The Seventh Senate District of Connecticut elects one member of the Connecticut Senate. Its current Senator is Republican John Kissel, who was first elected in 1994. The district is centered on the town of Enfield and also contains the towns of Suffield, Windsor Locks, East Granby, Somers and parts of Granby and Windsor.

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
James R. Rabbett	Democratic	1937 – 1939	Windsor Locks	Defeated for reelection
Frank A. Simmons	Republican	1939 – 1943	Enfield	Did not run for reelection
John Christensen	Republican	1943 – 1945	Windsor	Did not run for reelection
Charles H. Vincent	Republican	1945 – 1947	Simsbury	Did not run for reelection
Ernest E. Carpenter	Republican	1947 – 1949	Bloomfield	Did not run for reelection
Frank J. Monchun	Democratic	1949 – 1953	Windsor	Defeated for reelection
James B. Lowell	Republican	1953 – 1955	Canton	Did not run for reelection
Phillip P. Laing	Democratic	1955 – 1957	Windsor	Did not run for reelection
Albert C. Snyder	Republican	1957 – 1959	Bloomfield	Did not run for reelection
Charles T. Alfano	Democratic	1959 – 1977	Suffield	Did not run for reelection
Cornelius P. O'Leary	Democratic	1977 – 1995	Windsor Locks	Did not run for reelection
John A. Kissel	Republican	1995 – present	Enfield	Incumbent

Recent elections

State Election 2010: Senate District 7
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John A. Kissel	17,272	51.5	+1.5
	Democratic	Karen Jarmoc	16,286	48.5	+3.4
Majority			986	2.9
Turnout			33,558
	Republican hold		Swing	-1.0

State Election 2008: Senate District 7
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John A. Kissel	22,045	50.0	-2.7
	Democratic	George Colli	19,870	45.1	-2.4
	Working Families	John A. Kissel	2,161	4.9	+4.9
Majority			4,336	9.8	+4.4
Turnout			44,076
	Republican hold		Swing	+2.4

State Election 2006: Senate District 7
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John A. Kissel	16,979	52.7	+1.9
	Democratic	William A. Kiner	15,254	47.3	-1.9
Majority			1,725	5.4	+3.8
Turnout			32,233
	Republican hold		Swing	+1.9

State Election 2004: Senate District 7
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John A. Kissel	21,072	50.8	-11.8
	Democratic	William A. Kiner	20,392	49.2	+11.8
Majority			680	1.6	-23.5
Turnout			41,464
	Republican hold		Swing	-11.8

State Election 2002: Senate District 7
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John A. Kissel	18,169	62.6	-37.4
	Democratic	John A. Reveruzzi	10,873	37.4	+37.4
Majority			7,296	25.1	-74.9
Turnout			29,042
	Republican hold		Swing	-37.4

State Election 2000: Senate District 7
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John A. Kissel	23,766	100.0	+31.9
Majority			23,766	100.0
Turnout			23,766
	Republican hold		Swing	+31.9

State Election 1998: Senate District 7
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John A. Kissel	17,642	68.1	+9.5
	Democratic	Diane Gates Dulka	8,237	31.9	-9.5
Majority			9,405	36.3	+19.1
Turnout			25,879
	Republican hold		Swing	+9.5

State Election 1996: Senate District 7
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John A. Kissel	21,011	58.6	+3.9
	Democratic	John Bowles	14,839	41.4	+13.2
Majority			6,172	17.2	+7.8
Turnout			35,850
	Republican hold		Swing	+3.9

State Election 1994: Senate District 7
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John A. Kissel	17,167	54.7	+12.0
	Democratic	Francis Burke, Jr.	8,750	27.9	-29.4
	A Connecticut Party	Francis Burke, Jr.	5,475	17.4	+17.4
Majority			2,942	9.4
Turnout			31,392
	Republican gain from Democratic		Swing	+12.0

State Election 1992: Senate District 7
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Cornelius P. O'Leary	21,827	57.3	-32.8
	Republican	John A. Kissel	16,287	42.7	+42.7
Majority			5,540	14.5
Turnout			38,114
	Democratic hold		Swing

State Election 1990: Senate District 7
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Cornelius P. O'Leary	20,054	90.1
	Libertarian	Robert S. Loomis	2,204	9.9
Majority			17,850	14.5
Turnout			22,258
	Democratic hold		Swing

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