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2000 election for Connecticut Senate District 22

Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut

Bill Finch (D) won with 58.5% of the vote, defeating Angelina Lee Scarpetti (R) by 17.8 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Bill FinchDemocrat · winner
58.5%20,873
Angelina Lee ScarpettiRepublican · incumbent
40.8%14,537
Carl E. VassarLibertarian
0.7%262
35,672 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

EvenR+26.61994R+11.91996R+0.81998D+17.82000D+10.72002D+8.02004

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

The candidates

Bill Finch (D)Angelina Lee Scarpetti (R)

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