RepublicanNot in office · last served 1974Last on a ballot: Nov 1978
Rosario Vella
Last held office: Connecticut House of Representatives, District 59 (1972–1974). Ran in 6 elections between 1968 and 1978, winning 1.
Last office: Connecticut House of Representatives, District 59
- Last margin
- −22.0
- Lost 1978
- Elections
- 6
- 1968–1978
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Vella was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Connecticut House of Representatives, District 59
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Vella has run
Margin: how far Vella finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Connecticut House of Representatives, District 59 | General | Lost | William Kiner (D) | 39% | D+22.0 |
| 1976 | Connecticut State Senate, District 7 | General | Lost | Cornelius Oleary (D) | 43.5% | D+13.1 |
| 1974 | Connecticut House of Representatives, District 59 | General | Lost | Richard D. Cressotti (D) | 40.8% | D+18.4 |
| 1972 | Connecticut House of Representatives, District 59 | General | Won | Stanley Bigos (D) | 54.4% | R+8.9 |
| 1970 | Connecticut House of Representatives, District 44 | General | Lost | Sabath M. Nigro (D) | 43.8% | D+12.4 |
| 1968 | Connecticut House of Representatives, District 44 | General | Lost | Peter A. Crombie (D) | 47.7% | D+4.6 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Vella has held
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Vella has run against
- William Kiner (D) · 1978 election, lost
- Cornelius Oleary (D) · 1976 election, lost
- Richard D. Cressotti (D) · 1974 election, lost
- Stanley Bigos (D) · 1972 election, won
- Sabath M. Nigro (D) · 1970 election, lost
- Peter A. Crombie (D) · 1968 election, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive