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Robert E. Halstead

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Robert E. Halstead

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Elections and appointments
Last election

November 5, 2024

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Robert E. Halstead (Independent Party) ran for election to the Connecticut State Senate to represent District 22. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Elections

2024

See also: Connecticut State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for Connecticut State Senate District 22

Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox defeated Chris Carrena and Robert E. Halstead in the general election for Connecticut State Senate District 22 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox
Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox (D) Candidate Connection
 
57.7
 
23,712
Image of Chris Carrena
Chris Carrena (R)
 
40.3
 
16,577
Robert E. Halstead (Independent Party)
 
2.0
 
813

Total votes: 41,102
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Connecticut State Senate District 22

Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox defeated Bill Finch, Tyler Mack, and Scott Burns in the Democratic primary for Connecticut State Senate District 22 on August 13, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox
Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox Candidate Connection
 
41.1
 
1,753
Bill Finch
 
27.8
 
1,188
Image of Tyler Mack
Tyler Mack
 
17.1
 
732
Image of Scott Burns
Scott Burns
 
14.0
 
596

Total votes: 4,269
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Chris Carrena advanced from the Republican primary for Connecticut State Senate District 22.

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Halstead in this election.

2020

See also: Connecticut House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 129

Incumbent Steven Stafstrom defeated Helene Kouassi and Robert E. Halstead in the general election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 129 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Steven Stafstrom
Steven Stafstrom (D)
 
77.1
 
5,690
Helene Kouassi (R)
 
20.3
 
1,502
Robert E. Halstead (Petitioning)
 
2.6
 
190

Total votes: 7,382
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Steven Stafstrom advanced from the Democratic primary for Connecticut House of Representatives District 129.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Helene Kouassi advanced from the Republican primary for Connecticut House of Representatives District 129.

2015

See also: Connecticut state legislative special elections, 2015

Steven Stafstrom (D) defeated Enrique Torres (R), Robert T. Keely Jr. (nonpartisan), Robert E. Halstead (nonpartisan) and Hector A. Diaz (nonpartisan) in the special election on February 24.[1][2][3]

The seat was vacant following Auden Grogins' (D) appointment to the Connecticut Superior Court.[4]

A special election for the position of Connecticut House of Representatives District 129 was called for February 24. Candidates were nominated by parties rather than chosen in primaries.[5]

Connecticut House of Representatives, District 129, Special Election, 2015
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngSteven Stafstrom 44.5% 776
     Republican Enrique Torres 41.3% 720
     Nonpartisan Robert T. Keely Jr. 8.8% 154
     Nonpartisan Robert E. Halstead 2.8% 48
     Nonpartisan Hector A. Diaz 2.6% 45
Total Votes 1,743

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

Robert E. Halstead did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary


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Robert E. Halstead campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Connecticut State Senate District 22Lost general$0 $0
2020Connecticut House of Representatives District 129Lost general$2,250 N/A**
Grand total$2,250 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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