Fusion voting
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Connecticut › Connecticut House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Connecticut House District 82
FusionMichael Quinn has no major-party opponent.
Michael Quinn has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
DemocraticIncumbent
Michael Quinn
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean D+15: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.
Presidential vote
Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.
Who lives here
- Population
- 23,583
- People per km²
- 665
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 26%
- White, no degree
- 41%of adults
- White 50%
- Hispanic 34%
- Black 8%
- Asian 3%
- Other / multiracial 5%
American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.
Past results
Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.
2024
10,126 votes · D+21.1✓ Michael D Quinn (D)60.5%
Lamar Terrell (R)39.5%
2024 President Vote in this district
13,322 two-party votes · D+13.6 · D+15.1 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)56.8%
Donald Trump (R)43.2%
2022
4,725 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Michael D Quinn (D)100.0%
2020 Earlier district lines
11,762 votes · D+7.9✓ Michael D Quinn (D)52.1%
Mike Skelps (R)44.4%
Ernestine Holloway (—)3.5%
2020 President Vote in this district
11,037 two-party votes · D+19.2 · D+14.7 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)59.6%
Donald Trump (R)40.4%
2016 President Vote in this district
9,621 two-party votes · D+16.0 · D+13.7 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)58.0%
Donald Trump (R)42.0%