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1998Final results

1998 election for Connecticut House District 142

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Lawrence F. Cafero Jr. (R) won with 66.1% of the vote, defeating Peter Bondi (D) by 32.3 points.

Lawrence F. Cafero Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
66.1%4,373
Peter BondiDemocrat
33.9%2,238
6,611 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

EvenR+20.01992R+41.61994R+22.91996R+32.31998R+30.82002R+8.82006

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