1998Final results
1998 election for Connecticut House District 87
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Steve Fontana (D) won with 59.7% of the vote, defeating Charles Demartino (R) by 19.4 points.
Steve FontanaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.7%4,952
Charles DemartinoRepublican
40.3%3,346
8,298 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