2000Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2000 election for Connecticut House District 97
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Robert W. Megna (D) won with 53.2% of the vote, defeating Chris Depino (R) by 6.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Robert W. MegnaDemocrat · winner
53.2%3,319
Chris DepinoRepublican · incumbent
46.8%2,922
6,241 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