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2002Final results

2002 election for Connecticut Senate District 13

Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut

Thomas P. Gaffey (D) won with 59.7% of the vote, defeating Joseph E. Bibisi (R) by 21.5 points.

Thomas P. GaffeyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.7%17,557
38.2%11,236
Linda L. MooreWorking Families
2.0%597
29,390 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

EvenD+44.01996D+42.41998D+55.62000D+21.52002D+45.12004D+53.42006

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

The candidates

Thomas P. Gaffey (D)Joseph E. Bibisi (R)

Also on the ballot: Linda L. Moore (Working Families), 2.0%