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1998Final results

1998 election for Connecticut House District 140

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Joseph D. Clemmons (D) won with 65.6% of the vote, defeating Jon J. Velez (R) by 31.2 points.

Joseph D. ClemmonsDemocrat · winner
65.6%2,198
Jon J. VelezRepublican
34.4%1,152
3,350 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 1998

Races before and after

EvenD+30.81992D+25.61994D+26.71996D+31.21998D+52.02000D+22.02002

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET