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.

Results

District 2

District 2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Eric D. Coleman	14,810	77.07
	Republican	Joseph Q. Fleeting	4,407	22.93
Total votes			19,217	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 4

District 4

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mary Ann Handley	22,461	63.73
	Republican	David O. Odegard	12,781	36.27
Total votes			35,242	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 5

District 5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kevin B. Sullivan	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

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John A. Kissel	18,169	62.56
	Democratic	John A. Reveruzzi	10,873	37.44
Total votes			29,042	100.00
	Republican hold

District 8

District 8

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thomas J. Herlihy	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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Biagio "Billy" Ciotto	21,932	69.68
	Republican	Ken McClellan	9,543	30.32
Total votes			31,475	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 10

District 10

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Toni N. Harp	12,286	100.00
Total votes			12,286	100.00
	Democratic hold