Connecticut's 87th House of Representatives district

Connecticut's 87th State
House of Representatives
district
Connecticut's 87th State; House of Representatives; district
Representative
	Dave Yaccarino; R

Connecticut's 87th House of Representatives district elects one member of the Connecticut House of Representatives. Its current representative is Dave Yaccarino.^[1] The district consists of the town of North Haven.^[2]

List of representatives

List of Representatives from Connecticut's 87th State House District^[3]^[4]
Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
James T. Healey	Democratic	1967–1973	Waterbury	Seat created^[5]
Albert W. Cretella Jr.	Republican	1973–1975	North Haven
Paul C. DeMennato	Democratic	1975–1977	North Haven
Paul D. Abercrombie	Republican	1977–1989	North Haven
William V. Gambardella	Democratic	1989–1993	North Haven
Curtis D. Andrews Jr.	Republican	1993–1997	Hamden
Steve Fontana	Democratic	1997–2011	North Haven
Dave Yaccarino	Republican	2011–	North Haven

State Election 2024: House District 87
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Kieran Ahern	4,448	30%
	Republican	Dave Yaccarino	10,058	69%

State Election 2022: House District 87
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Dave Yaccarino	8,846	100%

State Election 2020: House District 87
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Kathy Grant	4,805	32%
	Republican	Dave Yaccarino	10,375	68%

State Election 2018: House District 87
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Theresa Ranciato-Viele	4,308	36%
	Republican	Dave Yaccarino	7,772	64%

State Election 2016: House District 87
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Steve Gifford	3,331	25.4%
	Republican	Dave Yaccarino	9,765	74.6%

State Election 2014: House District 87
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Alden Mead	2,523	27.2%
	Republican	Dave Yaccarino	6,012	64.8%

State Election 2012: House District 87
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Dave Yaccarino	9,151	100%

State Election 2010: House District 87
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Steve Fontana	4,722	46.3%
	Republican	Dave Yaccarino	5,486	53.7%

State Election 2008: House District 87
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Steve Fontana	7,898	62%
	Republican	Veronica Kivela	4,836	38%

State Election 2006: House District 87
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Steve Fontana	6,183
	Republican	Laurie-Jean Hannon	2,989

State Election 2004: House District 87
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Steve Fontana	7,533
	Republican	Laurie-Jean Hannon	4,215

State Election 2002: House District 87
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Steve Fontana	5,056
	Republican	Michael O. Peterson	3,723

State Election 2000: House District 87
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Steve Fontana	7,242
	Republican	E. Richard Wilson	4,291

State Election 1998: House District 87
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Steve Fontana	4,952
	Republican	Charles DeMartino	3,346

State Election 1996: House District 87
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Steve Fontana	5,975
	Republican	Curt Andrews	4,838

State Election 1994: House District 87
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Steve Fontana	4,401
	Republican	Curt Andrews	4,574

State Election 1992: House District 87
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Faye K. Clarke	5,246
	Republican	Curt Andrews	5,803

State Election 1990: House District 87
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	William Gambardella	4,954
	Republican	Lewis Borrelli	3,760

State Election 1988: House District 87
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	William Gambardella	5,235
	Republican	Paul Abercrombie	5,194

State Election 1986: House District 87
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Sally J. Buemi	3.772
	Republican	Paul Abercrombie	4,110

State Election 1984: House District 87
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Bessie B. Phillips	4,869
	Republican	Paul Abercrombie	6,592

State Election 1982: House District 87
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John P. McManus	4,205
	Republican	Paul Abercrombie	4,663

↑ "Connecticut 87th District State House Results: Dave Yaccarino Wins". The New York Times. August 1, 2017. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
↑ "About - State Representative Dave Yaccarino". State Representative Dave Yaccarino. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
↑ "Current and Historical Connecticut State Legislators". data.ct.gov. Connecticut Open Data. Retrieved May 4, 2026.
↑ "House District 87 Historical Election Results". electionhistory.ct.gov. Connecticut Office of the Secretary of the State. Retrieved May 28, 2026.
↑ Proto, Jennifer (January 28, 2021). "Legal Challenges to Connecticut Redistricting Plans" (PDF). cga.ct.gov. Connecticut General Assembly. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 12, 2026. Retrieved May 17, 2026.