Connecticut's 7th State Senate district

Connecticut's 7th State Senate district
Senator	John Kissel R

Connecticut's 7th State Senate district elects one member of the Connecticut State 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 senators

Senator	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 – 1993	Windsor Locks	Stepped down prior to 1993 swearing in
John A. Kissel	Republican	1993 – present	Enfield	Incumbent

Recent Elections

State Election 2024: State Senate District 7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John Kissel	28,227	54.4
	Democratic	Cynthia Mangini	23,679	45.6
Majority			4,548
Turnout			51,956
	Republican hold		Swing

State Election 2022: State Senate District 7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John Kissel	22,223	57.0
	Democratic	Cynthia Mangini	16,757	43.0
Majority			5,466
Turnout			38,980
	Republican hold		Swing

State Election 2020: State Senate District 7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John Kissel	28,327	54.0
	Democratic	Fredrick Moffa	24,144	46.0
Majority			4,183
Turnout			52,471
	Republican hold		Swing

State Election 2018: State Senate District 7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John Kissel	22,004	54.4
	Democratic	Annie Hornish	18,476	45.6
Majority			3,528
Turnout			40,480
	Republican hold		Swing

State Election 2016: State Senate District 7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John Kissel	28,651	60.9
	Democratic	Annie Hornish	18,388	39.1
Majority			10,263
Turnout			47,039
	Republican hold		Swing

State Election 2014: State Senate District 7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John Kissel	22,160	69.5
	Democratic	John Foxx	9,704	30.5
Majority			12,456
Turnout			31,864
	Republican hold		Swing

State Election 2012: State Senate District 7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John Kissel	22,182	50.6
	Democratic	Karen Jarmoc	21,674	49.4
Majority			508
Turnout			43,856
	Republican hold		Swing

State Election 2010: State Senate District 7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John Kissel	17,272	51.5
	Democratic	Karen Jarmoc	16,286	48.5
Majority			986
Turnout			33,558
	Republican hold		Swing

State Election 2008: State Senate District 7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John Kissel	24,206	54.9
	Democratic	George Colli	19,870	48.5
Majority			4,336
Turnout			44,076
	Republican hold		Swing

State Election 2006: State Senate District 7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John Kissel	16,979	52.7
	Democratic	Bill Kiner	15,254	47.3
Majority			1,725
Turnout			32,233
	Republican hold		Swing

State Election 2004: State Senate District 7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John Kissel	21,072	50.8
	Democratic	Bill Kiner	20,392	49.2
Majority			680
Turnout			41,464
	Republican hold		Swing

External links

• Google Maps - Connecticut Senate Districts