2002 Connecticut Senate election

The 2002 Connecticut State Senate elections took place as a part of the biennial 2002 United States elections. All 36 seats were up for re-election. Senators serve two year terms and are up for re-election every election cycle. The primary elections which took place on September 10, 2002, determined which candidates appeared on the ballot for the November 5th general election.[1]

2002 Connecticut State Senate election
November 5, 2002
All 36 seats in the Connecticut State Senate
19 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Seats before 21 19
Seats after 21 19
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Results

District 1
District 1
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Fonfara (incumbent) 10,618
Republican John M. Halstead 3,488
Green S. Michael DeRosa 876
Total votes 14,982 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 2
District 2[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Eric D. Coleman (incumbent) 14,810 77.07
Republican Joseph Q. Fleeting 4,407 22.93
Total votes 19,217 100.00
Democratic hold

District 3
District 3
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gary LeBeau (incumbent) 16,334
Republican Stephanie L. Labanowski 11,454
Total votes 27,788 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 4
District 4[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mary Ann Handley (incumbent) 22,461 63.73
Republican David O. Odegard 12,781 36.27
Total votes 35,242 100.00
Democratic hold

District 5
District 5[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kevin B. Sullivan (incumbent) 25,762 69.26
Republican Douglas T. Putnam 11,053 29.72
Working Families Abraham J. Walker 381 1.02
Total votes 37,196 100.00
Democratic hold

District 6
District 6[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Donald J. DeFronzo 12,353 54.12
Republican Thomas Bozek 10,474 45.88
Total votes 22,827 100.00
Democratic hold

District 7
District 7[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John A. Kissel (incumbent) 18,169 62.56
Democratic John A. Reveruzzi 10,873 37.44
Total votes 29,042 100.00
Republican hold

District 8
District 8[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Thomas J. Herlihy (incumbent) 22,327 64.65
Democratic Kelvin Hecht 10,826 31.35
Green Thomas J. Sevigny 1,382 4.00
Total votes 34,535 100.00
Republican hold

District 9
District 9[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Biagio "Billy" Ciotto (incumbent) 21,932 69.68
Republican Ken McClellan 9,543 30.32
Total votes 31,475 100.00
Democratic hold

District 10
District 10[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Toni N. Harp (incumbent) 12,286 100.00
Total votes 12,286 100.00
Democratic hold

District 11
District 11[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Martin Looney (incumbent) 15,022
Republican Ernest J. Diette, Jr. 4,735
Total votes 19,757 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 12
District 12[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican William Aniskovich (incumbent) 20,576
Democratic Catherine S. Jackson 13,501
Total votes 34,077 100.0%
Republican hold

District 13
District 13[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Thomas Gaffey (incumbent) 17,557
Republican Joseph E. Bibisi 11,236
Working Families Linda L. Moore 597
Total votes 29,390 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 14
District 14[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Win Smith, Jr. (incumbent) 17,034
Democratic Andrew C. Testo 11,267
Total votes 28,301 100.0%
Republican hold

District 15
District 15[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joan Hartley (incumbent) 12,475
Working Families Blair F. Bertaccini 1,273
Total votes 13,748 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 16
District 16[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Chris Murphy 15,953
Republican Ann P. Dandrow 14,370
Total votes 30,323 100.0%
Democratic gain from Republican

District 17
District 17[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joe Crisco (incumbent) 17,142 100.0%
Total votes 17,142 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 18
District 18[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Cathy Welles Cook (incumbent) 15,653
Democratic Michael J. Kindle 9,855
Green Penny L. Teal 1,487
Total votes 26,995 100.0%
Republican hold

District 19
District 19[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Edith Prague (incumbent) 15,448
Republican Peter A. Nystrom 13,132
Total votes 28,580 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 20
District 20[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Melodie Peters (incumbent) 17,705
Republican John Leahy 11,021
Total votes 28,726 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 21
District 21[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican George Gunther (incumbent) 20,115
Democratic Jack Terceno 12,216
Total votes 32,371 100.0%
Republican hold

District 22
District 22[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bill Finch (incumbent) 13,354
Republican Elaine S. Hammers 10,782
Total votes 24,136 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 23
District 23[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Alvin W. Penn (incumbent) 7,256
Republican Jerry A. Blackwell 2,146
Working Families Heather Partlow 252
Total votes 9,654 100.0%
Republican hold

District 24
District 24[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Cappiello 15,488 100.0%
Total votes 15,488 100.0%
Republican hold

District 25
District 25[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Robert Genuario (incubment) 14,007
Democratic William Wrenn 9,277
Working Families A. Brian Petronella 340
Total votes 23,624 100.0%
Republican hold

District 26
District 26[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Judith G. Freedman (incumbent) 23,687 100.0%
Total votes 23,687 100.0%
Republican hold

District 27
District 27[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Andrew J. McDonald 11,482
Republican Michael Fedele 10,180
Total votes 21,662 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 28
Distirct 28[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John P. McKinney (incumbent) 22,728 100.0%
Total votes 22,728 100.0%
Republican hold

District 29
District 29[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Donald E. Williams Jr. (incumbent) 14,288
Republican Deborah B. Noble 1,564
Total votes 15,852 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 30
District 30[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Andrew Roraback (incumbent) 23,606
Democratic Robert L. Marconi 9,478
Total votes 33,084 100.0%
Republican hold

District 31
District 31[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tom Colapietro (incumbent) 16,024
Republican Andrew J. Kasznay Jr. 8,495
Total votes 24,519 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 32
District 32[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Louis DeLuca (incumbent) 22,139
Democratic Patricia L. Reilly 12,237
Total votes 34,376 100.0%
Republican hold

District 33
District 33[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Eileen Daily (incumbent) 20,623
Republican Anthony Chirico 12,675
Total votes 33,298 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 34
District 34[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Len Fasano 15,213
Democratic Brian McDermott (incumbent) 14,703
Working Families Marie J. Guest 416
Total votes 30,332 100.0%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 35
District 35[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tony Guglielmo (incumbent) 21,774
Democratic Patrick J. Flaherty 11,949
Total votes 33,723 100.0%
Republican hold

District 36
District 36[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican William H. Nickerson 20,445 100.0%
Total votes 20,445 100.0%
Republican hold

References
  1. Ballotpedia. "Connecticut State Senate elections, 2002". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
  2. "VOTE FOR STATE SENATORS NOVEMBER 5, 2002". The Office of Secretary of the State. Retrieved December 8, 2020.


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