2002Final results
2002 election for Connecticut House District 79
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Kosta Diamantis (D) won with 68.1% of the vote, defeating Derek R. Jerome (R) by 36.1 points.
Kosta DiamantisDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.1%3,580
Derek R. JeromeRepublican
31.9%1,679
5,259 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