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1998Final results

1998 election for Connecticut Senate District 31

Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut

Tom Colapietro (D) won with 67.7% of the vote, defeating Richard F. Pindle (R) by 38.0 points.

Tom ColapietroDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.7%17,075
29.8%7,504
Robert F. DuncanConstitution
2.5%638
25,217 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+6.81992D+30.61994D+28.41996D+38.01998D+46.62000D+30.72002

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

The candidates

Tom Colapietro (D)Richard F. Pindle (R)

Also on the ballot: Robert F. Duncan (Constitution), 2.5%