Connecticut's 5th House of Representatives district

The fifth Connecticut House of Representatives district elects one member of the Connecticut House of Representatives. Its current representative is Maryam Khan. The district consists of the northeastern part of the city of Hartford, which includes the Blue Hills, Clay-Arsenal neighborhoods and Downtown Hartford. The district is one of few in Connecticut to have a Black majority population. Owing to this fact, it is one of the safest House districts in Connecticut for Democrats.

It has been represented by Maryam Khan since March 1, 2022.

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
Marie Lopez Kirkley-Bey	Democratic	1995–2012	Hartford
Brandon McGee	Democratic	2012 – 2022	Hartford
Maryam Khan	Democratic	2022 (special)-present	Windsor

Recent elections

State Election 2018: House District 5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Brandon McGee	6,474	85.0
	Republican	Charles Jackson	1,144	15.0
Majority			7,618	70
	Democratic hold		Swing

Democratic Primary, August 14, 2018: House District 5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Brandon McGee	1,704	74.1
	Democratic	Lawrence Jaggon	597	25.9
Majority			1,107	48.2
Turnout			2,301

State Election 2008: House District 5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Marie Lopez Kirkley-Bey	4,147	82.1	−14.1
	Independent	Larry Charles	821	16.2	+16.2
	Independent	Craig T. Stallings	87	1.7	+1.7
Majority			3,326	65.8	−26.6
Turnout			5,055
	Democratic hold		Swing	-15.2

Democratic Primary, August 12, 2008: House District 5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Marie Lopez Kirkley-Bey	661	66.6
	Democratic	Abraham Giles	332	33.4
Majority			329	33.1
Turnout			993

State Election 2006: House District 5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Marie Lopez Kirkley-Bey	1,954	96.2	−1.2
	Libertarian	Richard Lion	77	3.8	+1.2
Majority			1,877	92.4	−2.4
Turnout			2,031
	Democratic hold		Swing	-1.2

State Election 2004: House District 5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Marie Lopez Kirkley-Bey	3,570	97.4	+6.4
	Libertarian	Richard Lion	95	2.6	+2.6
Majority			3,475	94.8	+12.7
Turnout			3,665
	Democratic hold		Swing	+4.5

Democratic Primary, August 10, 2004: House District 5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Marie Lopez Kirkley-Bey	632	59.4
	Democratic	Paul M. Ritter	432	30.6
Majority			200	18.8
Turnout			1,064

State Election 2002: House District 5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Marie Lopez Kirkley-Bey	2,060	91.0	−9.0
	Republican	Mark A. Sidell	203	9.0	+9.0
Majority			1,857	82.1	−17.9
Turnout			2,263
	Democratic hold		Swing	-9.0

State Election 2000: House District 5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Marie Lopez Kirkley-Bey	2,159	100.0	0.0
Majority			2,159	100.0	0.0
Turnout			2,159
	Democratic hold		Swing	0.0

State Election 1998: House District 5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Marie Lopez Kirkley-Bey	1,485	100.0
Majority			1,485	100.0
Turnout			1,485
	Democratic hold		Swing

External links

• Google Maps – Connecticut House Districts