2002Final results
2002 election for Connecticut Senate District 18
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Cathy Welles Cook (R) won with 58.0% of the vote, defeating Michael J. Kindle (D) by 21.5 points.
Cathy Welles CookRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.0%15,653
Michael J. KindleDemocrat
36.5%9,855
Penny L. TealGreen
5.5%1,487
26,995 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