# Connecticut's 140th House of Representatives district

Connecticut's 140th House district is one of 151 Connecticut House of Representatives districts. It is currently represented by Travis Simms. The district consists of the central part of the city of Norwalk.

## List of representatives

Prior to redistricting in 1972, Otha Brown Jr. represented the 148th District and John Fabrizio represented the 147th. The redistricting formed the 140th from the old 148th, 147th and part of the 145th District. This forced a contest between the two incumbents. Brown was defeated by Fabrizio in the November 1972 election.
| Representative | Party | Years | District home | Note |
| Melville A. Burrows | Republican | 1967–1968 | Fairfield | Resigned from the State House in 1968 to move to Arizona |
| Roy Henry Ervin | Republican | 1969–1973 | Fairfield | |
| John Fabrizio | Republican | 1973–1975 | Norwalk | Redistricted from the 147th |
| William A. Collins | Democratic | 1975–1977 | Norwalk | Served as mayor of Norwalk |
| Thomas C. O'Connor | Republican | 1977–1981 | Norwalk | Served as mayor of Norwalk |
| John Atkin | Democratic | 1981 – 1985 | Norwalk | Defeated in general election |
| Janet M. Mills | Republican | 1985–1987 | Norwalk | Defeated in general election |
| Douglas Mintz | Democratic | 1987–1992 | Norwalk | Appointed Superior Court judge |
| Donnie Sellers | Democratic | 1993 – 1997 | Norwalk | Resigned due to conviction of bribery |
| Joseph Clemmons | Democratic | 1997 – January 8, 2003 | Norwalk | |
| Joseph Mann | Democratic | 2003–2007 | Norwalk | |
| Bruce Morris | Democratic | 2007 – 2019 | Norwalk | Retired |
| Travis Simms | Democratic | 2019 – | Norwalk | |

## Recent elections
### 2002

State Election 2002: House District 140 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Democratic | Joseph Mann | 1819 |
| Republican | Richard A. McQuaid | 1102 |
| Independent | Donnie Sellers | |

### 2004

State Election 2004: House District 140 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Joseph Mann | | | |

### 2006

State Election 2006: House District 140 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Democratic | Bruce Morris | 2,385 |
| Republican | Richard A. McQuaid | 934 |
| Independent | Myrtice Riley-Wilson | 39 |

### 2008

State Election 2008: House District 140 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Democratic | Bruce Morris | 5,147 |
| Working Families | Bruce Morris | 493 |
| Republican | No candidate | |

### 2010

State Election 2010: House District 140 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Democratic | Bruce Morris | 2,997 |
| Working Families | Bruce Morris | 281 |
| Republican | No candidate | |

### 2012

State Election 2012: House District 140 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Bruce Morris | 5,327 | | |
| | Republican | No candidate | | | |

### 2020

2020 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 140 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Travis Simms (incumbent) | 5,861 | 78.11 |
| | Republican | John J. Flynn | 1,643 | 21.89 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,504 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2022

2022 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, 140th District :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Travis Simms (incumbent) | 3,061 | 100.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3,061 | 100.00 |