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2004Final results

2004 election for Connecticut Senate District 22

Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut

Bill Finch (D) won with 53.6% of the vote, defeating Robert Russo (R) by 8.0 points.

Bill FinchDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.6%20,303
Robert RussoRepublican
45.6%17,285
Glenn P. KalataWorking Families
0.8%312
37,900 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 2004

Races before and after

EvenR+0.81998D+17.82000D+10.72002D+8.02004D+8.82006D+9.42008

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

The candidates

Bill Finch (D)Robert Russo (R)

Also on the ballot: Glenn P. Kalata (Working Families), 0.8%