CT
Connecticut Senate District 6
Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Rick Lopes Democratic · Roster as of Oct 28
Tremell CollinsRepublicanRick LopesDemocratic · Incumbent6 years in politics
Tremell Collins 41.6Rick Lopes 58.4
Last result · 2024 generalNo published poll names both candidates.
- Last election
- Rick Lopes (Democratic) won by 16.8 points, 2024
- On the 2026 ballot
- 2 candidates
Side by side
Collins left, Lopes right- Donor-based spectrum
- LiberalCentristConservativeCollinsLopes
- Record
- 0-3
- 7-0
- Years in politics
- Not available
- 6
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Candidates on the ballot
- Rick LopesIncumbentDemocratic(Democratic, Working Families Party)
- Tremell CollinsRepublican
Source: portal.ct.gov, dated Oct 28
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Official results for Connecticut
History (29 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 34,507
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- District map
- Older district map (2022 to 2024)
- Source
- MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips)
Connecticut Senate District 6, 1968 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRick LopesWon Democratic 20,16758.4% RepublicanTremell Collins Republican 14,34041.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 24,437
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Older district map (2022)
Connecticut Senate District 6, 1968 to 2024, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRick LopesWon(incumbent) Democratic 13,77156.4% RepublicanTremell J. Collins Republican 10,66643.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 36,993
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Connecticut Senate District 6, 1968 to 2024, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRick LopesWon Democratic 20,62155.7% RepublicanGennaro Bizzarro Republican 16,37244.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 27,436
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Connecticut Senate District 6, 1968 to 2024, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticTerry BielinskigerratanaWon(incumbent) Democratic 17,17362.6% RepublicanRobert Smedley Republican 10,26337.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 32,705
- Election day
- November 8, 2016
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Connecticut Senate District 6, 1968 to 2024, 2016, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticTerry BielinskigerratanaWon(incumbent) Democratic 19,68360.2% RepublicanCharles Paonessa Republican 10,78833.0% OtherSharon R. Beloinsaavedra Other 2,2346.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 15,534
- Election day
- November 4, 2014
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Connecticut Senate District 6, 1968 to 2024, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticTerry GerratanaWon(incumbent) Democratic 15,534100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 29,423
- Election day
- November 6, 2012
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Connecticut Senate District 6, 1968 to 2024, 2012, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticTerry GerratanaWon Democratic 21,21272.1% RepublicanDwight F. Blint Republican 8,21127.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 22,863
- Election day
- November 2, 2010
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Connecticut Senate District 6, 1968 to 2024, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticDonald J. DeFronzoWon(incumbent) Democratic 15,55668.0% RepublicanHenry Zembko Republican 7,30732.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 32,020
- Election day
- November 4, 2008
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Connecticut Senate District 6, 1968 to 2024, 2008, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticDonald J. DeFronzoWon(incumbent) Democratic 22,07969.0% RepublicanThomas A. Bozek Republican 9,94131.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 16,127
- Election day
- November 7, 2006
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Connecticut Senate District 6, 1968 to 2024, 2006, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticDonald J. DeFronzoWon(incumbent) Democratic 16,127100.0% OtherDaniel L. Healy Other 00.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 21,209
- Election day
- November 2, 2004
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Connecticut Senate District 6, 1968 to 2024, 2004, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticDonald J. DeFronzoWon(incumbent) Democratic 20,24095.4% OtherStephen V. Burdo Other 9694.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 22,827
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Connecticut Senate District 6, 1968 to 2024, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticDonald J. DeFronzoWon Democratic 12,35354.1% RepublicanThomas A. Bozek(incumbent) Republican 10,47445.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 25,053
- Election day
- November 7, 2000
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Connecticut Senate District 6, 1968 to 2024, 2000, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticThomas A. BozekWon(incumbent) Democratic 17,08068.2% RepublicanArt Tolis Republican 7,64530.5% IndependentLouis J. Marietta Independent 3281.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 14,052
- Election day
- November 3, 1998
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Connecticut Senate District 6, 1968 to 2024, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticThomas A. BozekWon(incumbent) Democratic 13,25494.3% IndependentLouis J. Marietta Independent 7985.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 20,107
- Election day
- November 5, 1996
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Connecticut Senate District 6, 1968 to 2024, 1996, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticThomas A. BozekWon(incumbent) Democratic 18,61392.6% IndependentLouis J. Marietta Independent 1,4947.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 22,869
- Election day
- November 8, 1994
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Connecticut Senate District 6, 1968 to 2024, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticThomas A. BozekWon Democratic 12,14353.1% RepublicanGeorgianne D. Pollowitz Republican 8,98539.3% OtherElmo Wallace II Other 1,5026.6% IndependentLouis J. Marietta Independent 2391.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 29,346
- Election day
- November 3, 1992
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Connecticut Senate District 6, 1968 to 2024, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJoseph H. HarperWon(incumbent) Democratic 19,09965.1% RepublicanMark Ferrante Republican 10,24734.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 14,366
- Election day
- November 6, 1990
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Connecticut Senate District 6, 1968 to 2024, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJoseph H. HarperWon(incumbent) Democratic 14,366100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 27,718
- Election day
- November 8, 1988
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Connecticut Senate District 6, 1968 to 2024, 1988, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJoseph H. HarperWon(incumbent) Democratic 19,39470.0% RepublicanMary Lou Sanders Republican 8,32430.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 22,429
- Election day
- November 4, 1986
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Connecticut Senate District 6, 1968 to 2024, 1986, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJoseph H. HarperWon(incumbent) Democratic 15,62569.7% RepublicanBernard B. Walsh Jr. Republican 6,80430.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 31,973
- Election day
- November 6, 1984
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Connecticut Senate District 6, 1968 to 2024, 1984, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJoseph H. HarperWon(incumbent) Democratic 18,32457.3% RepublicanAlan L. Robertson Jr. Republican 13,64942.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 27,040
- Election day
- November 2, 1982
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Connecticut Senate District 6, 1968 to 2024, 1982, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJoseph H. HarperWon Democratic 17,85966.0% RepublicanWilliam M. Buzanoski Republican 8,82332.6% OtherJoseph K. Pac Other 3581.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 27,629
- Election day
- November 4, 1980
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Connecticut Senate District 6, 1968 to 2024, 1980, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanNancy L. JohnsonWon(incumbent) Republican 18,15465.7% DemocraticJohn V. Zisk Jr. Democratic 9,47534.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 23,210
- Election day
- November 7, 1978
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Connecticut Senate District 6, 1968 to 2024, 1978, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanNancy L. JohnsonWon(incumbent) Republican 13,06256.3% DemocraticMarcus H. Bordiere Democratic 10,14843.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 30,016
- Election day
- November 2, 1976
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Connecticut Senate District 6, 1968 to 2024, 1976, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanNancy L. JohnsonWon Republican 15,08450.3% DemocraticPaul S. Amenta(incumbent) Democratic 14,93249.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 25,717
- Election day
- November 4, 1974
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Connecticut Senate District 6, 1968 to 2024, 1974, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticPaul S. AmentaWon Democratic 16,12962.7% RepublicanAnthony R. Puskarz Jr. Republican 9,58837.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 33,259
- Election day
- November 7, 1972
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Connecticut Senate District 6, 1968 to 2024, 1972, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJohn V. Zisk Jr.Won Democratic 20,18560.7% RepublicanEdward T. Lynch Jr. Republican 13,07439.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 29,609
- Election day
- November 3, 1970
- District map
- Older district map (1966 to 1971)
Connecticut Senate District 6, 1968 to 2024, 1970, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticStanley J. PacWon Democratic 17,19958.1% RepublicanLawrence J. Davidson Republican 11,88640.1% OtherStanley Pacyna Other 5241.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 31,783
- Election day
- November 5, 1968
- District map
- Older district map (1966 to 1971)
Connecticut Senate District 6, 1968 to 2024, 1968, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticPaul S. AmentaWon(incumbent) Democratic 19,24560.5% RepublicanJohn J. Flis Republican 12,53839.5%
1968 to 2022: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026
The date is for the whole chamber. Last contest in this district on file: 2024.
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Sources
Sources
- Used for
- cd.topo.json, sld/*.topo.json
- License
- US Census Bureau, public domain
- Retrieved
- October 28, 2026
- Link
- https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Legislative/MapServer
- Used for
- OCD-ID labels for sld/*.topo.json; also (sld-recent.json): Validating district labels; also (state_results.json): Validating and shaping state legislative district labels (OCD-ID keys)
- License
- CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0
- Retrieved
- October 28, 2026
- Link
- https://github.com/opencivicdata/ocd-division-ids
- Used for
- web/data/officials/sld/{st}.json (name, party, district, chamber, openstates_id, official page url). Emails, phones, addresses, biographies discarded.
- License
- CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)
- Retrieved
- October 28, 2026
- Link
- https://data.openstates.org/people/current/%3Cst%3E.csv
- Used for
- 2024 state legislative general results aggregated to district (all 2024 states except CA, GA, NM)
- License
- Not stated in the GitHub repository (an earlier label said "MIT (repo)", which the repository does not support). MEDSL's Harvard Dataverse records are CC0 1.0, but these GitHub files were not checksum-matched to the Dataverse files, so CC0 is not claimed for them.
- Retrieved
- October 28, 2026
- Link
- https://github.com/MEDSL/2024-elections-official
- Used for
- State legislative general/special election results, data/results/sld/{st}.json
- License
- CC0 1.0
- Retrieved
- October 28, 2026
- Link
- https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/FJOGJB
District id: ocd-division/country:us/state:ct/sldu:6
DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), DIME (ODC-BY)Data as of Oct 28, 2026