2002Final results
2002 election for Connecticut House District 54
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Denise Merrill (D) won with 76.9% of the vote, defeating John B. Thacher III (R) by 53.9 points.
Denise MerrillDemocrat · winner · incumbent
76.9%3,959
John B. Thacher IIIRepublican
23.1%1,186
5,145 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