2010Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2010 election for Connecticut House District 87
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Dave Yaccarino (R) won with 53.7% of the vote, defeating Steve Fontana (D) by 7.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Dave YaccarinoRepublican · winner
53.7%5,486
Steve FontanaDemocrat · incumbent
46.3%4,722
10,208 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 2010
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET