2002Final results
2002 election for Connecticut Senate District 5
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Kevin B. Sullivan (D) won with 67.5% of the vote, defeating Douglas T. Putnam (R) by 36.1 points.
Kevin B. SullivanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.5%23,762
Douglas T. PutnamRepublican
31.4%11,053
Abraham J. WalkerWorking Families
1.1%381
35,196 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
The candidates
Kevin B. Sullivan (D)Douglas T. Putnam (R)
Also on the ballot: Abraham J. Walker (Working Families), 1.1%