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Connecticut, State House, District 146

Connecticut House of Representatives District 146
Current incumbentDavid Michel Democratic Party

Connecticut’s hundred-and-forty-sixth state house district is represented by Democratic Representative David Michel.

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 146

David Michel (D) defeated Dan Pannone (R) in the general election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 146 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

David Michel (D)
72.4
5,913

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Dan Pannone (R)
27.6
2,257

Total votes: 8,170
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Connecticut House of Representatives District 146

David Michel defeated incumbent Terry B. Adams in the Democratic primary for Connecticut House of Representatives District 146 on August 14, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

David Michel (D)
68.5
1,063

Terry B. Adams (D)
31.5
489

Total votes: 1,552
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Connecticut House of Representatives District 146

Dan Pannone advanced from the Republican primary for Connecticut House of Representatives District 146 on August 14, 2018.

Candidate

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Dan Pannone (R)

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 Terry B. Adams defeated Arkadiusz Jakubowski in the Connecticut House of Representatives District 146 general election.

Connecticut House of Representatives, District 146 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Terry B. Adams Incumbent 68.64% 6,279
Republican Arkadiusz Jakubowski 31.36% 2,869
Total Votes 9,148
Source: Connecticut Secretary of the State

Incumbent Terry B. Adams defeated Dan Dauplaise in the Connecticut House of Representatives District 146 Democratic primary.

Connecticut House of Representatives, District 146 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Terry B. Adams Incumbent 65.49% 499
Democratic Dan Dauplaise 34.51% 263
Total Votes 762

Arkadiusz Jakubowski ran unopposed in the Connecticut House of Representatives District 146 Republican primary.

Connecticut House of Representatives, District 146 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Arkadiusz Jakubowski (unopposed)

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. Terry B. Adams was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Andrew Mouradian was unopposed in the Republican primary. Adams defeated Kieran M. Ryan (R) in the general election. Ryan replaced Mouradian after he was removed from the official candidate list.

Connecticut House of Representatives, District 146 General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngTerry B. Adams 54.4% 2,447
Republican Kieran M. Ryan 42% 1,888
Independent Kieran M. Ryan 3.6% 161
Total Votes 4,496

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 Gerald Fox III defeated Eva Maldonado (R) in the general election. Both candidates ran unopposed in the August 14 primary elections.

Connecticut House of Representatives, District 146, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngGerald Fox III Incumbent 70.1% 5,058
Republican Eva A. Maldonado 29.9% 2,158
Total Votes 7,216

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Connecticut House of Representatives District 146 raised a total of $477,005. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $29,813 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Connecticut House of Representatives District 146

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $94,361 3 $31,454
2014 $66,632 3 $22,211
2012 $66,116 2 $33,058
2010 $66,711 2 $33,356
2008 $7,750 1 $7,750
2006 $23,159 1 $23,159
2004 $40,823 2 $20,412
2002 $68,952 1 $68,952
2000 $42,501 1 $42,501
Total $477,005 16 $29,813