2002Final results
2002 election for Connecticut Senate District 23
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Alvin W. Penn (D) won with 75.2% of the vote, defeating Jerry A. Blackwell (R) by 52.9 points.
Alvin W. PennDemocrat · winner · incumbent
75.2%7,256
Jerry A. BlackwellRepublican
22.2%2,146
Heather PartlowWorking Families
2.6%252
9,654 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