2002Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2002 election for Connecticut House District 17
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Kevin Witkos (R) won with 50.2% of the vote, defeating Jessie G. Stratton (D) by 0.4 points.
Kevin WitkosRepublican · winner
50.2%4,819
Jessie G. StrattonDemocrat · incumbent
49.8%4,781
9,600 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET