2008Final results
2008 election for Connecticut House District 87
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Steve Fontana (D) won with 62.0% of the vote, defeating Veronica H. Kivela (R) by 24.0 points.
Steve FontanaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.0%7,898
Veronica H. KivelaRepublican
38.0%4,836
12,734 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 2008
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET