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Connecticut, State House, District 110

Connecticut House of Representatives District 110
Current incumbentBob Godfrey Democratic Party

Connecticut’s hundred-and-tenth state house district is represented by Democratic Representative Bob Godfrey.

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 110

Incumbent Bob Godfrey (D) defeated Erin Domenech (R) in the general election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 110 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Bob Godfrey (D)
72.8
2,497

Erin Domenech (R)
27.2
933

Total votes: 3,430
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 Bob Godfrey defeated Emanuela Palmares in the Connecticut House of Representatives District 110 general election.

Connecticut House of Representatives, District 110 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Bob Godfrey Incumbent 62.38% 3,514
Republican Emanuela Palmares 37.62% 2,119
Total Votes 5,633
Source: Connecticut Secretary of the State

Incumbent Bob Godfrey ran unopposed in the Connecticut House of Representatives District 110 Democratic primary.

Connecticut House of Representatives, District 110 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Bob Godfrey Incumbent (unopposed)
Emanuela Palmares ran unopposed in the Connecticut House of Representatives District 110 Republican primary.

Connecticut House of Representatives, District 110 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Emanuela Palmares (unopposed)

This district was included in the Republican State Leadership Committee's list of "16 in '16: Races to Watch." Read more »

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 Bob Godfrey was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Frank Goncalves was unopposed in the Republican primary. Godfrey defeated Goncalves in the general election.

Connecticut House of Representatives, District 110 General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBob Godfrey Incumbent 64.2% 1,759
Republican Frank Goncalves 30.4% 834
Working Families Bob Godfrey Incumbent 5.3% 146
Total Votes 2,739

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 Bob Godfrey defeated Scott DeMuth (R) in the general election. Both candidates ran unopposed in the August 14 primary elections.

Connecticut House of Representatives, District 110, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBob Godfrey Incumbent 73.4% 3,429
Republican Scott DeMuth 26.6% 1,244
Total Votes 4,673

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Connecticut House of Representatives District 110 raised a total of $422,835. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $23,491 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Connecticut House of Representatives District 110

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $67,365 2 $33,683
2014 $33,630 2 $16,815
2012 $64,441 2 $32,221
2010 $62,421 2 $31,211
2008 $34,861 2 $17,431
2006 $37,855 2 $18,928
2004 $40,892 2 $20,446
2002 $37,506 2 $18,753
2000 $43,864 2 $21,932
Total $422,835 18 $23,491