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1998Final results

1998 election for Connecticut Senate District 22

Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut

Angelina Lee Scarpetti (R) won with 50.1% of the vote, defeating Bill Finch (D) by 0.8 points.

Angelina Lee ScarpettiRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.1%12,600
Bill FinchDemocrat
49.2%12,387
Carl E. VassarLibertarian
0.7%175
25,162 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+23.01992R+26.61994R+11.91996R+0.81998D+17.82000D+10.72002

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

The candidates

Angelina Lee Scarpetti (R)Bill Finch (D)

Also on the ballot: Carl E. Vassar (Libertarian), 0.7%