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Alyssa S. Peterson
Alyssa Peterson (independent) ran for election to the Connecticut House of Representatives to represent District 6. Peterson lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Elections
2024
See also: Connecticut House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 6
Incumbent James B. Sánchez defeated Alyssa Peterson in the general election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 6 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | James B. Sánchez (D) | 93.5 | 4,385 |
| Alyssa Peterson (Independent) | 6.5 | 304 | ||
| Total votes: 4,689 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent James B. Sánchez advanced from the Democratic primary for Connecticut House of Representatives District 6.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Peterson in this election.
2022
See also: Connecticut State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Connecticut State Senate District 1
Incumbent John Fonfara defeated Alex Colaiacovo, Michael Oretade, and Alyssa Peterson in the general election for Connecticut State Senate District 1 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | John Fonfara (D) | 68.2 | 11,579 |
 | Alex Colaiacovo (R) | 28.8 | 4,893 | |
| Michael Oretade (G) | 1.9 | 318 | ||
| Alyssa Peterson (Independent) | 1.1 | 191 | ||
| Total votes: 16,981 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent John Fonfara advanced from the Democratic primary for Connecticut State Senate District 1.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Alex Colaiacovo advanced from the Republican primary for Connecticut State Senate District 1.
2014
- See also: Connecticut State Senate elections, 2014
Elections for the Connecticut State Senate 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. Incumbent John W. Fonfara was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Barbara J. Ruhe was unopposed in the Republican primary. Fonfara defeated Ruhe, Barbara A. Barry (G) and Alyssa S. Peterson (nonpartisan) in the general election.[1][2]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  John Fonfara Incumbent |
67.1% | 11,097 | |
| Republican | Barbara J. Ruhe | 25% | 4,135 | |
| Working Families | John Fonfara Incumbent | 4.9% | 811 | |
| Green | Barbara A. Barry | 2% | 335 | |
| Nonpartisan | Alyssa S. Peterson | 0.9% | 156 | |
| Total Votes | 16,534 | |||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Alyssa Peterson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Alyssa Peterson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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