2002Final results
2002 election for Connecticut Senate District 1
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
John Fonfara (D) won with 70.9% of the vote, defeating John M. Halstead (R) by 47.6 points.
John FonfaraDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.9%10,618
John M. HalsteadRepublican
23.3%3,488
Michael S. DerosaGreen
5.8%876
14,982 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