2002Final results
2002 election for Connecticut House District 87
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Steve Fontana (D) won with 57.6% of the vote, defeating Michael O. Peterson (R) by 15.2 points.
Steve FontanaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.6%5,056
Michael O. PetersonRepublican
42.4%3,723
8,779 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