1998Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1998 election for Connecticut House District 81
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Christopher Murphy (D) won with 55.0% of the vote, defeating Angelo M. Fusco (R) by 10.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Christopher MurphyDemocrat · winner
55.0%4,462
Angelo M. FuscoRepublican · incumbent
45.0%3,647
8,109 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET