Republican Laura Hoydick won a convincing victory over Democrat Janice Andersen, Tuesday night in a special State House race in the 120th District, 1,950 to 1,390, or 58-42 percent.

Hoydick won every polling district over Andersen who had won the same district votes in 2008 during her loss to State Sen. Dan DeBicella, R-Shelton. Democrats have a 4,000-vote advantage over Republicans in Stratford, making the win a true testament to the candidate and the sharp campaign operation run by the Stratford Republicans and the House Republican office.  Scores of Republican volunteers from various statewide and Congressional campaigns offered hours of service making calls, walking neighborhoods and turning our the vote.

Andersen was a seasoned candidate who tried to portray herself as a fiscal conservative and a “common sense” candiddate. House Democrats did put a spirited and thorough effort into this campaign.

The race was called due to the vacancy created by John Harkins’ landslide election as Mayor in in November.

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