2002Final results
2002 election for Connecticut Senate District 20
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Melodie Peters (D) won with 61.6% of the vote, defeating John Leahy (R) by 23.3 points.
Melodie PetersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.6%17,705
John LeahyRepublican
38.4%11,021
28,726 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