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2002Final results

2002 election for Connecticut House District 61

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Ruth C. Fahrbach (R) won with 93.8% of the vote, defeating James J. Carone Sr. (Wfp) by 87.6 points.

Ruth C. FahrbachRepublican · winner · incumbent
93.8%4,853
James J. Carone Sr.Working Families
6.2%321
5,174 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

EvenR+16.11982R+26.61988R+29.21994R+18.11998R+2.82006D+5.72008

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