Connecticut's 6th congressional district

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Connecticut's sixth congressional district is an obsolete district. It was created for a short time beginning in 1837 from the State's At-Large District. It was eliminated after the 1840 Census. It was reestablished in 1965 after the At-Large District was eliminated due to the Voting Rights Act of that year. Finally, it was eliminated in 2003 after the 2000 Census. Its last Congressman was Nancy Johnson, who was redistricted into the fifth district.

Prior to its elimination the Sixth District was the northwest Connecticut district, including Litchfield County, the Farmington Valley, and the more urban commununties of Bristol, New Britain, Enfield and Southington.

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Representative	Years	Party	District home	Notes
District created	1837
Orrin Holt	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839	Democratic
John H. Brockway	March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843	Whig
District eliminated by 1840 Census	1843
District restored from at-large district	1965
Bernard Grabowski	January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967	Democratic		Lost Re-election
Thomas J. Meskill	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1971	Republican		Retired to run for Governor
Ella T. Grasso	January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1975	Democratic		Retired to run for Governor
Toby Moffett	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1983	Democratic		Retired to run for U.S. Senate
Nancy Johnson	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 2003	Republican		Redistricted to 5th congressional district
District eliminated	2003

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