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2012Final results

2012 election for Connecticut House District 16

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

John K. Hampton (D) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating Charity Folk (R) by 6.3 points.

John K. HamptonDemocrat · winner
52.6%6,890
Charity FolkRepublican
46.3%6,063
1.0%134
13,087 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2012

Races before and after

EvenD+1.62006D+15.82008D+19.92010D+6.32012D+2.12014D+2.12016

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

John K. Hampton (D)Charity Folk (R)

Also on the ballot: Robert H. Kalechman (Independent), 1.0%