1996Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1996 election for Connecticut House District 87
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Steve Fontana (D) won with 55.3% of the vote, defeating Curtis D. Andrews Jr. (R) by 10.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Steve FontanaDemocrat · winner
55.3%5,975
Curtis D. Andrews Jr.Republican · incumbent
44.7%4,838
10,813 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1996
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET