Hartford Voters Don't Have Many Choices

HARTFORD, CT — Several state seats in the legislature will be decided in next week's Nov. 8 election, with voters having a say in who goes to Hartford to represent their communities.

But voters in the Hartford community do not have much choice in who will represent them, as most incumbents representing Hartford do not have challenged races for office.

As a result, those incumbents are guaranteed another term in office.

The following are the unopposed legislative races in Hartford:

• State Rep. Matthew Ritter, D-Hartford,as well as the speaker of the house, is running unopposed in the 1st House District. The GOP does not have a candidate on the ballot.

• State Rep. Minnie Gonzalez, D-Hartford, is running unopposed in the 3rd House District. The GOP does not have a candidate on the ballot.

• State Rep. Julio Concepcion, D-Hartford, is running unopposed in the 4th House District. The GOP does not have a candidate on the ballot.

• State Rep. Edwin Vargas, D-Hartford, is running unopposed in the 6th House District. The GOP does not have a candidate on the ballot.

• State Rep. Joshua Malik Hall, D-Hartford, is running unopposed in the 6th House District. The GOP does not have a candidate on the ballot.

The only contested race for a House district that includes Hartford in the district is the 5th House District, which includes part of Hartford and a part of Windsor.

In that race, incumbent state Rep. Maryan Khan, D-Windsor, is squaring off against Republican challenger Charles Jackson of Windsor.

In the state Senate, Hartford does have one contested race and one unopposed:

• Incumbent state Sen. Douglas McCrory, D-Hartford, is running unopposed in the 2nd Senate District, which includes parts of Hartford, Bloomfield and Windsor. The Republicans don't have a hopeful on the ballot.

• Meanwhile, Incumbent state Sen. Jon Fonfara, D-Hartford, is facing off against Republican challenger Alex Colaiacovo in the 1st Senate District.

For the full list of Connecticut's ballot's, click on the Secretary of the State's website at this link.