2012Final results
2012 election for Connecticut House District 142
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Lawrence F. Cafero Jr. (R) won with 55.8% of the vote, defeating Kate Tepper (D) by 11.7 points.
Lawrence F. Cafero Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
55.8%6,295
Kate TepperDemocrat
44.2%4,977
11,272 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 2012
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET