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2002Final results

2002 election for Connecticut House District 124

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Ernest E. Newton II (D) won with 72.8% of the vote, defeating Juan Hernandez (R) by 48.3 points.

Ernest E. Newton IIDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.8%2,093
Juan HernandezRepublican
24.5%703
Donald L. GrahamWorking Families
2.7%79
2,875 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 2002

Races before and after

EvenD+64.41996D+56.41998D+71.02000D+48.32002D+66.52004D+76.32006

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

The candidates

Ernest E. Newton II (D)Juan Hernandez (R)

Also on the ballot: Donald L. Graham (Working Families), 2.7%