2000Final results
2000 election for Connecticut House District 49
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Walter Pawelkiewicz (D) won with 79.4% of the vote, defeating William L. Rood (Lib) by 63.6 points.
Walter PawelkiewiczDemocrat · winner · incumbent
79.4%4,490
William L. RoodLibertarian
15.9%896
Matthew A. PiolunekIndependent
4.7%266
5,652 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 2000
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Walter Pawelkiewicz (D)William L. Rood (L)
Also on the ballot: Matthew A. Piolunek (Independent), 4.7%